Disseminated Langerhans cell histiocytosis-related sudden unexpected death in infancy

Fetal and Pediatric Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-44

  Trotz, Max ^a   Weber, Martin A ^a   Jacques, Thomas S ^a   Malone, Marian ^a   Sebire, Neil J ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Histiocytosis; Infant death; Langerhans; Sudden unexpected death; SUDI

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CRYOPRECIPITATE; HISTIOCYTE; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTUBATION; LANGERHANS CELL; LUNG; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SPLEEN; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THYMUS;

HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SKIN; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 58149129517     PISSN: 15513815     EISSN: 15513823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15513810802548099     Document Type: Article

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