Undiagnosed active tuberculosis in a medicolegal autopsy material
Juul, A.
Scandinavian Journal of Respiratory Diseases 58(4): 231-233
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0036-5572 PMID: 594703 Document Number: 116868
A review of a mediocolegal autopsy material comprising 6,283 cases revealed a very low incidence of unrecognized active tuberculosis, namely 0.05%. The incidence appears to be lower than among non-forensic autopsies. The three cases showed uniform characteristics, being middle-aged men who could be classified as destitute.
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