Sudden death in childhood due to varicella pneumonia: A forensic case report with clinical implications

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-35

  Pfeiffer, H ^a   Varchmin Schultheiss K ^a   Brinkmann, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chickenpox pneumonia; Sudden death; Vaccination; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN; HYALIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; CHICKENPOX; CHILDHOOD; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG NODULE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; NECROSIS; NEUTROPHIL; PLASMA CELL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; CHICKENPOX; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; FIBRIN; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LUNG; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; NECROSIS; NEUTROPHILS; PLASMA CELLS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL;

EID: 29244449646     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-005-0034-1     Document Type: Article

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