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Titel:

The petrified heart in sepsis.

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article
Autor(en):
Sinicina, I; Matevossian, E; Fischer, F; Mall, G; Graw, M
Abstract:
We report the case of a 33-year-old transsexual man who developed severe sepsis after an accidental intravenous injection of urine (3-5 ml) instead of methadone. He died unexpectedly 28 days after the onset of sepsis. On postmortem examination, the outstanding findings were restricted to the heart with an unusual macroscopic presentation. On histological examination extensive calcifications of the heart muscle, particularly of the left ventricle were found. The pattern of calcifications on the r...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Virchows Arch
Jahr:
2005
Band / Volume:
447
Heft / Issue:
5
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
875-8
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s00428-005-0022-3
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16012848
Print-ISSN:
0945-6317
TUM Einrichtung:
Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik
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