A fatal case of amniotic fluid embolism with elevation of serum mast cell tryptase
| Autor: | Hajime Nishio, Tokiko Miyazaki, Kiyoshi Matsui, Koichi Suzuki, Akiyoshi Tamura, Misa Iwata |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Embolism Amniotic Fluid Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Allergy Amniotic fluid Tryptase Pathology and Forensic Medicine Death Sudden Amniotic fluid embolism Pregnancy Cause of Death medicine Humans Mast Cells biology business.industry Serine Endopeptidases Degranulation Mast cell medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Embolism Immunology biology.protein Female Tryptases Autopsy Inflammation Mediators business Law Anaphylaxis |
| Zdroj: | Forensic Science International. 126:53-56 |
| ISSN: | 0379-0738 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0379-0738(02)00034-8 |
| Popis: | A case of a 40-year-old female who died of amniotic fluid embolism is presented. This case showed typical histological findings of this syndrome. Postmortem serum of this case showed an elevated tryptase level (67.2ng/ml, normal levels |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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