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Necrotizing eosinophilic myocarditis

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The authors would like to express their sincere thanks to Professor Ivo Šteiner for his valuable comments and insightful suggestions on this paper.

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  1. Department of Forensic Medicine and Medicolegal Expertises, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, University Hospital, Kollárova 2, 036 59, Martin, EU, Slovak Republic

    Martin Janík

  2. Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

    Petr Hejna

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Janík, M., Hejna, P. Necrotizing eosinophilic myocarditis. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 13, 255–258 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-017-9841-1

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