Sudden cardiac death in a 5-year-old girl associated with parvovirus B19 infection

Forensic Science International

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-17

  Zack, F ^a   Klingel, K ^b   Kandolf, R ^b   Wegener, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Myocarditis; Parvovirus B19 (PVB19); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Sinus node; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MYOCARDITIS; PARVOVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 26444449545     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.10.023     Document Type: Article

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