Angiocentric systemic granulomatosis

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-150

  Chute, Dennis J ^a   Rawley, James ^a   Cox, John ^a   Bready, Robert J ^a   Reiber, Kari ^a  

^a Dutchess County Department of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Excipients; Pulmonary granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; POVIDONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY GRANULOMA; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INJECTION; LUNG; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BRAIN; CELLULOSE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LUNG; MALE; POVIDONE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77953149717     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181d3db65     Document Type: Article

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