Quantitative pathology of inhalational anthrax I: Quantitative microscopic findings

Modern Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 482-495

  Grinberg, Lev M ^a   Abramova, Faina A ^a   Yampolskaya, Olga V ^b   Walker, David H ^c,d   Smith, Jerome H ^c  

^a Department of Pathology   (Russian Federation)

^b Botkin Hospital   (Russian Federation)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Edema; Hemorrhage; Inhalational anthrax; Mediastinum; Respiratory failure; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHRAX; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; EDEMA; FEMALE; GERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; NECROSIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RUSSIA; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0035039617     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3880337     Document Type: Article

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