An Autopsy Case of Sudden Unexpected Death of a Young Adult in a Hot Bath: Molecular Analysis Using Next-Generation DNA Sequencing
We report a case of sudden unexpected death of a young woman who was found in a bathtub of hot water. The autopsy concluded that all possible causes of sudden loss of consciousness, except cardiac origin, could be excluded. However, the heart did not show any obvious pathological changes. We used ne...
Main Authors: | Yukiko Hata, Koshi Kinoshita, Naoki Nishida |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-04-01
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Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1179547617702884 |
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