Inheritance vs. infectivity as a mechanism of malady and death of Frederic Chopin.
J Appl Genet
; 62(4): 607-611, 2021 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Based on a macroscopic analysis of the heart of Frederic Chopin performed in 2014, it can be stated with high probability that the composer suffered from a long lasting tuberculosis as a primary disease, which was the cause of progressive deterioration of his physical condition and numerous symptoms mainly from the respiratory tract. Tuberculous pericarditis rapidly progressing within a rather short period of time, a relatively rare complication of diffuse tuberculosis, might have been an immediate cause of death. This would aptly coincide with a startling opinion that in an autopsy picture the composer's heart had been more affected by the disease than the lungs.
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Tuberculose
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Pessoas Famosas
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Música
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2021
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