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ArticleJournal of forensic sciences2010

Two fatal cases of hidden pneumonia in young people.

Francesco Ventura, Alessandro Bonsignore, Raffaella Gentile, Francesco De Stefano

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Article in Journal of forensic sciences, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Francesco VenturaDepartment of Legal and Forensic Medicine, University of Genova, Genova, Italy. francesco.ventura@unige.it
Alessandro Bonsignore
Raffaella Gentile
Francesco De Stefano
University of Genoa · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a severe lung disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma leading to impaired gas exchange. This condition is often lethal, usually requiring mechanical ventilation and admission to an intensive care unit. We present two fatal cases of hidden pneumonia in young people and discuss the pathophysiological mechanism of ARDS with reference to the histological pattern. A complete forensic approach by means of autopsy and histological, immunohistochemical, and microbiological, examination was carried out. In both cases the cause of death was cardio-respiratory failure following an acute bilateral pneumonia with diffuse alveolar damage and ARDS associated with sepsis and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Our cases suggest on one side the importance of an early diagnosis to avoid unexpected death while on the other that the diagnosis of ARDS has to be confirmed on the basis of a careful postmortem examination and a complete microscopy and microbiological study.

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AdultBrain EdemaDisseminated Intravascular CoagulationForensic PathologyHumansLungMaleMicroscopy, ConfocalPneumoniaPulmonary EdemaRespiratory Distress SyndromeSepsis

Identifiers

PMID20456582
PMCPMC7197469
OpenAlexW2095770155

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