Histological demonstration of haemosiderin deposits in lungs and liver from victims of chronic physical child abuse

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 280-286

  Dorandeu, A ^a   Perie, G ^a   Jouan, H ^c   Leroy, B ^a   Gray, F ^b   Durigon, M ^b  

^a Hop Raymond Poincaré ^*  (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Haemosiderin deposits; Histopathology; Liver; Lung

Indexed keywords

HEMOSIDERIN; IRON;

ARTICLE; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LIVER HEMORRHAGE; LUNG DEPOSIT; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VICTIM;

BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMOSIDERIN; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032821435     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140050250     Document Type: Article

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