Human pentastomiasis discovered postmortem

Forensic Science International

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-54

  Yapo Ette, H ^a   Fanton, L ^b,d   Adou Bryn, K D ^c   Botti, K ^a   Koffi, K ^a   Malicier, D ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE TREICHVILLE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Lab de Parasitologie Mycologie   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^d Lyon Institute of Forensic Medicine   (France)

Author keywords

Armillifer grandis; Autopsy; Pentastomiasis; Postmortem

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ARMILLIFER GRANDIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEMORRHAGIC COLITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE; PARASITE; PARASITOSIS; PENTASTOMIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0141867878     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(03)00281-0     Document Type: Article

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