Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 27-30 , January 2009

Sudden death due to pulmonary aspergillosis

  • Prashantha Bhagavath, MBBS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
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  • Prateek Rastogi, MBBS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore 575001, India
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  • Ritesh G. Menezes, MBBS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore 575001, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Manna Valiathan, MBBS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
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  • T.S. Mohan Kumar, MBBS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
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  • Y.P. Raghavendra Babu, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
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  • Tanuj Kanchan, MBBS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore 575001, India
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  • Francis N.P. Monteiro, MBBS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
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  • Vinod C. Nayak, MBBS, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India

Received 31 October 2007 ,Revised 26 March 2008 ,Accepted 18 May 2008.

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PII: S1752-928X(08)00104-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.05.019

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 27-30 , January 2009

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