title: Diagnosis of amniotic fluid embolism using an antiserum to human keratin.
abstract: Sections of lung from four maternal deaths have been stained with an antibody raised to human keratin. This method has been found to be a more sensitive technique for determining amniotic fluid emboli than other special stains and has shown a higher incidence than expected.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004619:Embolism, Amniotic Fluid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000276:immunology; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007633:Keratins / Q000276:immunology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D007106:Immune Sera; D007633:Keratins