[The presence of fluid in the paranasal sinuses in comparison with other diagnostic signs of drowning].
In a group of 387 drowned subjects and 50 control subjects the author investigated the presence and amount of fluid in the paranasal sinuses: in the cavity of the sphenoid bone and in the right and left maxillary sinus in conjunction with other signs supporting the diagnosis of drowning (presence of Paltauf spots, pulmonary aqueous emphysema, fluid in the stomach, drop of chlorides, creatinine and urea in the left heart). Fluid in the paranasal sinuses was found in 289 (74.4%) of the drowned subjects and in one control subject (2%).
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Ustav soudního lékarství, Hradec Králové.
D004332:Drowning / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000473:pathology*
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