Invasive aspergillosis in association with criminal arsenic poisoning

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 139-143

  Parent, Muriel ^a   Hantson, Philippe ^a   Haufroid, Vincent ^a   Heilier, Jean François ^a   Mahieu, Paul ^a   Bonbled, Frédéric ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abscesses; Acute poisoning; Arsenic; Aspergillus; Erythroderma; Immunity

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIDOTE; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; DIMERCAPROL; SUCCIMER; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGITATION; ANURIA; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPIRATION; AUTOPSY; BLEEDING DISORDER; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEATH; DESQUAMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ERYTHRODERMA; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HEART ABSCESS; HEPATOMEGALY; HERPES SIMPLEX; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY ABSCESS; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FAILURE; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OFFENDER; PANCREATITIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROAT CULTURE; TISSUE SECTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINALYSIS; VASCULAR DISEASE; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

ADULT; ARSENIC POISONING; ASPERGILLOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE;

EID: 33645163293     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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