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Sudden death due to acute adrenal crisis

verfasst von: Annamaria Govi, Federica Fersini, Michael Tsokos

Erschienen in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Ausgabe 3/2015

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A 50-year-old man was found dead in the bed of his hotel room. Heavy fecal staining was present on the bed sheets and on the floor adjacent to the bed, as well as on the bathroom floor. According to the man’s medical history he had suffered from Addison’s disease from the age of 16 years. His history included prescribed medication of 100 mg hydrocortisone per day, but no therapeutic drugs were found at the scene. The man had also been suffering from recurrent respiratory tract infections and mycosis of the nails. A medicolegal autopsy was ordered by a prosecutor to clarify the cause and manner of death, and to rule out third party involvement. …

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Titel: Sudden death due to acute adrenal crisis
verfasst von: Annamaria Govi
Federica Fersini
Michael Tsokos
Publikationsdatum: 01.09.2015
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Ausgabe 3/2015
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Elektronische ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-014-9647-3

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Sudden death due to acute adrenal crisis

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Molekularpathologische Untersuchungen im Wandel der Zeit

Vergleichende Pathologie in der onkologischen Forschung

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Personalisierte Medizin in der Onkologie

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