Lung pathology of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS): A study of 8 autopsy cases from Singapore

Human Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 743-748

  Franks, Teri J ^a   Chong, Pek Y ^b   Chui, Paul ^b   Galvin, Jeffrey R ^b   Lourens, Raina M ^b   Reid, Ann H ^b   Selbs, Elena ^b   McEvoy, Peter L ^b   Hayden, Dennis L ^b   Fukuoka, Junya ^b   Taubenberger, Jeffery K ^b   Travis, William D ^b  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diffuse alveolar damage; SARS; SARS associated corona virus; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SINGAPORE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0041386203     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(03)00367-8     Document Type: Article

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