Human herpesvirus-6 and sudden death in infancy: Report of a case and review of the literature

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 432-437

  Hoang, Mai P ^a   Ross, Karen F ^a,b,c   Dawson, D Brian ^a   Scheuermann, Richard H ^a   Rogers, Beverly Barton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Southwest Institute of Forensic Science Dallas   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical polymorphous lymphocytic infiltrate; Forensic science; HHV 6; Human herpesvirus 6; Sudden death in infancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 0032994833     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14481j     Document Type: Article

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