Lympho-monocytic enteroviral myocarditis: Traditional, immunohistological and molecularpathological methods for diagnosis in a case of suspected sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

Forensic Science International

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 141-144

  Dettmeyer, R ^a   Kandolf, R ^b   Schmidt, P ^a   Schlamann, M ^a   Madea, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Immunohistology; Myocarditis; Sudden infant death syndrome

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENTEROVIRUS; FATALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0035371729     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00413-8     Document Type: Article

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