Epstein-Barr virus myocarditis as a cause of sudden death: Two autopsy cases

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 231-235

  Ishikawa, Takaki ^a   Zhu, Bao Li ^a   Li, Dong Ri ^a   Zhao, Dong ^a   Maeda, Hitoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; Forensic pathology; Immunohistochemistry; Myocarditis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

CD45RO ANTIGEN; CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VIRUS CAPSID ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INFECTION RISK; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; PHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; VIRUS CAPSID; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOPSY; DEATH, SUDDEN; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 21744434374     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-005-0540-1     Document Type: Article

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