Usefulness of post mortem determination of serum tryptase, histamine and diamine oxidase in the diagnosis of fatal anaphylaxis

Forensic Science International

Volumn 212, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 96-101

  Mayer, D E ^a   Krauskopf, A ^b   Hemmer, W ^a   Moritz, K ^a   Jarisch, R ^a   Reiter, C ^b  

^a FAZ Floridsdorf Allergy Centre   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Diamine oxidase; Histamine; Hymenoptera stings; Tryptase

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (COPPER CONTAINING); HISTAMINE; TRYPTASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRONCHOSPASM; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HISTAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSECT STING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

EID: 80052334022     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.05.020     Document Type: Article

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