Sudden death as a late sequel of Kawasaki disease: Postmortem CT demonstration of coronary artery aneurysm

Forensic Science International

Volumn 225, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 85-88

  Okura, Naoki ^a   Okuda, Takahisa ^b,c   Shiotani, Seiji ^d   Kohno, Mototsugu ^e   Hayakawa, Hideyuki ^b,c   Suzuki, Atsuko ^f   Kawasaki, Tomisaku ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c Tsukuba Medical Examiner's Office   (Japan)

^d Tsukuba Medical Center   (Japan)

^e Tsukuba Medical   (Japan)

^f Yaesu Clinic   (Japan)

^g Kawasaki Disease Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcification; Coronary artery aneurysm; Kawasaki disease; Postmortem CT; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; COLLAPSE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SOFT TISSUE CALCIFICATION; SUDDEN DEATH; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 84873705523     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.04.036     Document Type: Article

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