Sudden death due to granulomatous myocarditis: A case of sarcoidosis?

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 805-807

  Loh, Alwin H L ^a   Wee, K P ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES AUTHORITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Giant cells; Granuloma; Heart; Sarcoid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MYOCARDITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SARCOIDOSIS; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0036880480     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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