Postmortem findings after anaphylactic reactions to drugs in Turkey

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 346-349

  Yilmaz, Riza ^a   Yuksekbas, Ozlem ^a   Erkol, Zerrin ^b   Bulut, Erkut R ^a   Arslan, Murat N ^a  

^a Council of Forensic Medicine ^*  (Turkey)

^b ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Fatalities; Forensic pathology

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; TRYPTASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN HYPOXIA; CADAVER; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDEMA; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER TUMOR; LUNG; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; SKIN; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDEMA; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; INFANT; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; PULMONARY EDEMA; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; SKIN; TRYPTASES; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74249110757     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181c0e7bb     Document Type: Article

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