Death due to an unrecognized ascariasis infestation: Two medicolegal autopsy cases

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 292-294

  Maletin, Miljen ^a   Veselinović, Igor ^a   Stojiljkovic, Goran B ^a,b   Vapa, Dusan ^a   Budakov, Branislav ^a  

^a CLINICAL CENTER OF VOJVODINA   (Serbia)

^b Institute of Forensic Medicine   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Ascariasis; Duodenal rupture; Peritonitis; Subacute asphyxia; Upper respiratory tract obturation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; EMBONIC ACID; MEBENDAZOLE; PIPERAZINE CITRATE; PYRANTEL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL WALL; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DUODENUM PERFORATION; ECONOMICS; ENTEROCOLITIS; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FEVER; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HELMINTHIASIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFESTATION; LIVER; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NAUSEA; NEMATODE; PERITONEUM; PERITONITIS; PNEUMONIA; SUDDEN DEATH; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; VOMITING;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANIMALS; ASCARIASIS; ASPHYXIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DUODENUM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LARYNX; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NOSE; PERITONEUM; PERITONITIS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 69549084632     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e318187e742     Document Type: Article

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