An autopsy case of sudden unexplained death caused by malaria

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 835-838

  Menezes, Ritesh G ^a   Kanchan, Tanuj ^a   Rai, Sharada ^a   Jagadish Rao, P P ^a   Naik, Ramadas ^a   Suresh Kumar Shetty, B ^a   Lobo, Stany W ^b   Chauhan, Aman ^c   Shetty, Mahabalesh ^d   Mathai, Alka Mary ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Saba University   (Netherlands)

^c KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d NITTE DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Forensic histopathology; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Malaria; Malaria endemic region; Medicolegal autopsy; Plasmodium falciparum; Sudden unexplained death

Indexed keywords

PIGMENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; ERYTHROCYTE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MACROPHAGE; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PERICARDIUM; SPLEEN; SUDDEN DEATH; ETIOLOGY;

BRAIN; DEATH, SUDDEN; ERYTHROCYTES; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MACROPHAGES; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; PERICARDIUM; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; SPLEEN;

EID: 77951140437     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01328.x     Document Type: Article

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