Fatal carbon monoxide intoxication in a black African: Difficult diagnosis by the external examination of the body;Tödliche kohlenmonoxidintoxikation bei einem schwarzafrikaner: Erschwerte befunderhebung bei der äußeren leichenschau

Rechtsmedizin

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 315-317

  Guddat, S S ^a   Schalinski, S ^a   Matschke, J ^b   Puschel K ^b   Tsokos, M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

CO intoxication; Epileptic seizures; Livor mortis; Pituitary adenoma

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CASE REPORT; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; DEATH; FINGER NAIL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; NEGRO; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEIZURE;

EID: 44049101635     PISSN: 09379819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00194-007-0461-z     Document Type: Article

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