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01.06.2014 | Images in Forensics

Tuberculosis and sudden death

verfasst von: Min Thu, Calle Winskog, Roger W. Byard

Erschienen in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology | Ausgabe 2/2014

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According to information obtained from police a 45-year-old man was found dead near a bus stop in the early morning. The decedent was a manual worker and a heavy smoker. He appeared to have been in good health prior to his death, with no definite medical history apart from a recent cough. His shirt was blood stained. At autopsy, the body was that of a thin middle-aged man (Fig. 1), with no significant external injuries, apart from small abrasions on both knees. Dried blood stains were present over his nostrils, mouth, and chin. …

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Titel: Tuberculosis and sudden death
verfasst von: Min Thu
Calle Winskog
Roger W. Byard
Publikationsdatum: 01.06.2014
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology / Ausgabe 2/2014
Print ISSN: 1547-769X
Elektronische ISSN: 1556-2891
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-013-9501-z

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Tuberculosis and sudden death

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Molekularpathologische Untersuchungen im Wandel der Zeit

Vergleichende Pathologie in der onkologischen Forschung

Gastrointestinale Stromatumoren

Personalisierte Medizin in der Onkologie

Springer Medizin

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