Forensic autopsy and fungi

Forensic autopsy and fungi

Fungal infestations normally represent additional findings in forensic autopsies, but also may appear as a cause of death. Moreover different kinds of fungi occur during late postmortem decay. In this paper, particular emphasis is put on the context of immunodeficiency and finally, lethal septic sta...

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Veröffentlicht in:Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift 2007-10, Vol.157 (19-20), p.473
Hauptverfasser: Roll, Peter, Reichenpfader, Barbara, Grabuschnigg, Peter
Format: Artikel
Sprache:ger
Schlagworte:
Adult
Aspergillosis - mortality
Aspergillosis - pathology
Autopsy - legislation & jurisprudence
Candidiasis - mortality
Candidiasis - pathology
Cause of Death
Diagnosis, Differential
Fungemia - mortality
Fungemia - pathology
Humans
Incidental Findings
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases - mortality
Infant, Newborn, Diseases - pathology
Mucormycosis - mortality
Mucormycosis - pathology
Mycoses - mortality
Mycoses - pathology
Opportunistic Infections - mortality
Opportunistic Infections - pathology
Postmortem Changes
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Zusammenfassung:Fungal infestations normally represent additional findings in forensic autopsies, but also may appear as a cause of death. Moreover different kinds of fungi occur during late postmortem decay. In this paper, particular emphasis is put on the context of immunodeficiency and finally, lethal septic states.
ISSN:0043-5341
DOI:10.1007/s10354-007-0461-3