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Title:

The petrified heart in sepsis.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
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...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Virchows Arch
Year:
2005
Journal volume:
447
Journal issue:
5
Pages contribution:
875-8
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s00428-005-0022-3
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16012848
Print-ISSN:
0945-6317
TUM Institution:
Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik
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