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Self-stabbing and self-cutting represents an uncommon method of suicide. We present a case of a 30-year-old man who was found dead in the forest. The body was naked and showed multiple cut and stab wounds on different parts of the body (face, neck, chest, abdomen, and extremities). A single-edged kitchen knife was found approximately 20 m from the body. Parts of both ears, the fifth toe of the right foot, and the scrotum were cut off. At the autopsy, two of the severed body parts-the toe and the part of the left ear-were found in the stomach. The cause of death was asphyxiation due to blood aspiration resulting from a cut throat injury. A police investigation uncovered a history of substance abuse and two previous suicidal attempts using a knife. Upon complex analysis of all the evidence, the manner of death was ruled a suicide, which was preceded by actions of major self-mutilation and self-cannibalism, both considered rare behavioral patterns.
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ABSTRACT: In this article, we report the autopsy findings of a 48-year-old man who sustained blunt trauma to the thorax. A medical record review revealed no history of cardiac disease. He presented to the hospital with a computed tomography-verified fracture of the left fourth and fifth ribs, and pulmonary and cardiac contusion. He was released from the hospital in stable condition at his own request 7 days later. Because of sudden deterioration, he was readmitted to the hospital the next day. Electrocardiogram detected cardiac arrhythmia on the 15th day after chest trauma. Electrocardiography detected pericardial effusion and severe mitral insufficiency resulting in left ventricular failure. Death was attributed to diffuse alveolar damage-complicating pneumonia due to cardiac contusion with mitral insufficiency occurring 25 days after hospital admission. Internal examination revealed diffuse fibrinous pericarditis, left atrial tear right above the anterior mitral valve leaflet with intrapericardial granulation tissue, and no sign of myocardial damage. Immunohistochemistry showed significantly more CD68-positive macrophages within tissue taken from the heart, a finding indicative of previous atrial and ventricular myocardial contusion. This case report demonstrates that routine hematoxylin and eosin staining may not always reveal significant myocardial damage.
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Acidentes de Trabalho , Contusões Miocárdicas/etiologia , Traumatismos Torácicos/complicações , Ferimentos não Penetrantes/complicações , Antígenos CD/metabolismo , Antígenos de Diferenciação Mielomonocítica/metabolismo , Eletrocardiografia , Evolução Fatal , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/etiologia , Miocárdio/patologia , Derrame Pericárdico/etiologia , Disfunção Ventricular Esquerda/etiologiaRESUMO
In this article, we report the autopsy findings of a 23-year-old woman, who was found unconscious at home by her relatives. During the transportation to the hospital, the woman was handed over to the ambulance personnel, who were the first to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In the hospital, after an hour-lasting asystole, the heart activity was restored. Prolonged cardiac arrest led to hypoxic brain injury, which resulted in a persistent coma. Examinations carried out during hospitalization detected hypokinetic interventricular septum, frequent ventricular extrasystoles and ventricular fibrillation. The patient died within 35 hours of admission to the hospital. Gross findings of the heart included a noticeable increase of the adipose tissue in the right ventricular wall, where histologically focal myocardial atrophy with focal transmural lipomatosis reaching endocardium were detected. Death was attributed to arrhythmogenic ventricular cardiomyopathy. Pathogenic variants in JUP gene and KCNH2 gene confirmed the diagnosis. Other finding of note was fibromuscular dysplasia of ostial right main coronary artery causing a significant luminal narrowing.
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Arritmias Cardíacas/etiologia , Displasia Arritmogênica Ventricular Direita/diagnóstico , Cardiomiopatias/diagnóstico , Morte Súbita Cardíaca/etiologia , Displasia Arritmogênica Ventricular Direita/genética , Displasia Arritmogênica Ventricular Direita/patologia , Cardiomiopatias/genética , Canal de Potássio ERG1/genética , Feminino , Humanos , Mutação , Adulto Jovem , gama Catenina/genéticaRESUMO
In this paper, we report the autopsy findings of a 42-year-old White male who was found deceased at his home by his brother in the early morning hours with a history of excessive alcohol consumption 1 day before his death. A medical record review revealed chronic alcohol use with alcohol dependence syndrome, hypertension, and cardiac arrhythmias by electrocardiogram 2 years prior. External examination revealed only a single bruise on the forehead. Internal examination revealed changes associated with chronic alcohol abuse and mild atherosclerosis. The lack of a cause of death at autopsy resulted in a dissection of the cardiac conduction system and the detection of a small cystic lesion at the atrioventricular node region. Microscopic examination revealed a cystic tumor of the atrioventricular node and fibromuscular dysplasia of the coronary artery branches near the sinoatrial and atrioventricular nodes. Based on the case history and autopsy findings, death was attributed to a fatal cardiac arrhythmia due to cystic tumor of the atrioventricular node with fibromuscular dysplasia of the coronary artery branches near the sinoatrial and atrioventricular nodes a possible contributing factor.
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Nó Atrioventricular/patologia , Vasos Coronários/patologia , Cistos/patologia , Morte Súbita/etiologia , Displasia Fibromuscular/patologia , Cardiopatias/patologia , Adulto , Alcoolismo , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMO
In this case report the authors describe histomorphological findings of acute lung injury with laboratory-confirmed influenza type A(H1N1) pneumonia leading to the death of a 30 year-old unvaccinated man after 27 days of hospitalisation. Histologically all three types of acute lung injuries were unusually present (diffuse alveolar damage, acute interstitial pneumonia, organizing pneumonia) in different phases of resorption and reparation with transition to extensive fibrosis.
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Lesão Pulmonar Aguda , Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H1N1 , Influenza Humana , Pneumonia , Fibrose Pulmonar , Lesão Pulmonar Aguda/complicações , Adulto , Humanos , Influenza Humana/complicações , Pulmão , Masculino , Pneumonia/complicações , Fibrose Pulmonar/complicaçõesRESUMO
In this paper we report the autopsy findings of a long-term warfarinized 60-year-old man who died unexpectedly 2 days after undergoing laparoscopic transabdominal pre-peritoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair. In his medical records it was stated that the perioperative and postoperative period was uneventful with no sign of bleeding and he was discharged the day after surgery. Autopsy revealed massive bleeding in the pre-peritoneal space at the surgery site and a massive left inguinal canal hematoma spreading through the spermatic cord to the left scrotum. There was no evidence of retroperitoneal bleeding. No sign of traumatic injury to the abdominal wall, major abdominal and pelvic vessels was revealed. The cause of death was hemorrhagic shock. We believe that this is the first documented case of fatal outcome after TAPP inguinal hernia repair in Slovakia. Inguinal hernias account for approximately two-thirds of all abdominal wall hernias. The reported case demonstrates that routine procedures such as TAPP hernia repair can have a fatal outcome, not due to any surgical mishap but because of the altered health status of the patient.
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Hérnia Inguinal/cirurgia , Herniorrafia/efeitos adversos , Herniorrafia/métodos , Laparoscopia/efeitos adversos , Choque Hemorrágico/etiologia , Evolução Fatal , Hematoma/patologia , Humanos , Canal Inguinal/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Cavidade Peritoneal/cirurgia , Telas CirúrgicasRESUMO
In this paper we report the autopsy findings of a 57 year old woman who died unexpectedly at home. She had been complaining of shortness of breath, episodes of dry coughing, and nausea. Her past medical and social history was unremarkable. She had no previous history of any viral or bacterial disease and no history of oncological disorders. Autopsy revealed multiple grayish-white nodular lesions in the pleura and epicardial fat and areas resembling fibrosis on the cut surface of the anterior and posterior wall of the left ventricle and interventricular septum. Histological examination of the lungs and heart revealed multiple well-formed noncaseating epithelioid cell granulomas with multinucleated giant cells. Death was attributed to myocardial ischemia due to vasculitis of intramural coronary artery branches associated with sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disease of unknown etiology characterized by the formation of noncaseating epithelioid cell granulomas in the affected organs and tissues. The diagnosis of sarcoidosis in this case was established when other causes of granulomatous disease such as tuberculosis, berylliosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and giant cell myocarditis had been reasonably excluded.
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Cardiomiopatias/complicações , Morte Súbita/etiologia , Sarcoidose Pulmonar/complicações , Sarcoidose/complicações , Arterite/etiologia , Arterite/patologia , Cardiomiopatias/diagnóstico , Vasos Coronários/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Isquemia Miocárdica/etiologia , Sarcoidose/diagnóstico , Sarcoidose Pulmonar/diagnósticoRESUMO
From the medical point of view, splenic rupture developed either as a result of traumatic injury or as a result of any type of splenic disease represents a very severe and life-threatening condition. We describe the case of a 65-year old man without any obvious traumatic injury who was hospitalised because of left abdominal pain. Investigations performed at admission to the hospital (RTG, USG) failed to indicate any signs of intraabdominal bleeding. However, the patient died suddenly after 24 hours of hospitalisation. At autopsy massive intraabdominal bleeding was found. It was caused by rupture of splenic intraparenchymal hematoma developed as a result of an arteriovenous malformation in the lower pole of the spleen. This case shows the necessity of knowledge of all circumstances of death as well as the necessity of consistent histological investigation of the spleen in such cases.
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Malformações Arteriovenosas/patologia , Hemorragia/etiologia , Baço/irrigação sanguínea , Ruptura Esplênica/patologia , Idoso , Evolução Fatal , Hematoma/patologia , Humanos , Masculino , Baço/patologiaRESUMO
Truncus arteriosus communis is an uncommon congenital cardiovascular malformation characterized by a single arterial trunk that arises from the base of the heart and gives rise to the coronary, pulmonary and systemic arteries. The prognosis in truncus arteriosus is very poor without surgical correction. The median age at death without surgery ranges from 2 weeks to 3 months, with 85 % mortality by age 1 year. The authors report the autopsy findings of a 46 year old man with truncus arteriosus communis without surgical intervention who died at the hospital shortly after admission.
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We report an unexpected death of a 22-year-old primigravida who was admitted to the hospital with sudden abdominal pain two days before a scheduled delivery. During an emergency caesarean section due to intrauterine asphyxia, intraabdominal bleeding was observed with no apparent source of bleeding. Newly formed blood clots in the subdiaphragmatic space and arterial bleeding near the splenic hilum required a surgery on the next day. Hemorrhagic shock led to multiple organ failure on the fourth day of admission. The autopsy revealed ruptured splenic artery at the pancreatic tail and near the splenic hilum. Microscopically, different stages of segmental arterial mediolysis were observed in partially thinned and aneurysmatic artery.
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Choque Hemorrágico , Artéria Esplênica , Humanos , Feminino , Gravidez , Artéria Esplênica/patologia , Ruptura Espontânea , Evolução Fatal , Adulto Jovem , Choque Hemorrágico/etiologia , Hemorragia/etiologia , Hemorragia/patologia , Complicações Cardiovasculares na Gravidez/patologia , Complicações Cardiovasculares na Gravidez/cirurgia , Cesárea , Autopsia , Insuficiência de Múltiplos Órgãos/etiologiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Blunt trauma acting against the human body presents the fundamental cause of pulmonary fat embolism (PFE) and fat embolism syndrome. The aim of the present study was to investigate PFE in non-survivors after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). METHODS: This was a prospective cohort study conducted in University Hospital Ostrava, Czech Republic. Within a 4-year study period, all non-survivors after CPR because of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest were assessed for the study eligibility. The presence/seriousness of PFE was determined by microscopic examination of cryo-sections of lung tissue (staining with Oil Red O). RESULTS: In total, 106 persons after unsuccessful CPR were enrolled in the study. The most frequent cause of death in the study population (63.2% of cases) was cardiac disease (ischemic heart disease); PFE was not determined as the cause of death in any of our study cases. Sternal fractures were identified 66.9%, rib fractures (usually multiple) in 80.2% of study cases; the median number of rib fractures was 10.2 fractures per person. Serious intra-thoracic injuries were found in 34.9% of cases. Microscopic examination of lung cryo-sections revealed PFE in 40 (37.7%) study cases; PFE was most frequently evaluated as grade I or II. Occurrence of sternal and rib fractures was significantly higher in persons with PFE than between persons without PFE (p = 0.033 and p = <0.001). Number of rib fractures was also significantly higher in persons with PFE. The occurrence of serious intra-thoracic injuries was comparable in both our study groups (p = 0.089). CONCLUSIONS: PFE presents a common resuscitation injury which can be found in more than 30% of persons after CPR. Persons with resuscitation skeletal chest fractures have significantly higher risk of PFE development. During autopsy of persons after unsuccessful CPR, it is necessary to distinguish CPR-associated injuries including PFE from injuries that arise from other mechanisms.
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Reanimação Cardiopulmonar , Embolia Gordurosa , Embolia Pulmonar , Fraturas das Costelas , Traumatismos Torácicos , Humanos , Fraturas das Costelas/etiologia , Reanimação Cardiopulmonar/efeitos adversos , Estudos Prospectivos , Traumatismos Torácicos/etiologia , Embolia Pulmonar/complicações , Embolia Gordurosa/complicaçõesRESUMO
This article reports the autopsy findings of a 1.5-year-old girl with no history of previous hospital admission who suddenly collapsed at home. After 45â¯minutes of resuscitation efforts, the cardiac activity was restored. During hospitalization, she had ventricular arrhythmia and extremely elevated cardiac troponin levels. Internal examination and immunohistochemistry revealed cardiac fibromas of the right and left ventricles and extensive hypoxic myocardial damage. The right ventricular fibroma demonstrated interdigitating and entrapped myocardium visible at the edges and within the central portion of the tumor. The left ventricular fibroma originated in the subepicardial region and propagated towards the endocardium.
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RATIONALE: World healthcare frequently faced severe viral pneumonia cases in the last decades, due to pandemic situations such as H1N1, MERS-CoV, and SARS-COVID-19. PATIENT CONCERNS: The impact of viral infection on lung structure, lung function, and overall mortality was significant. The quality of life and assumed life expectancy was decreased with the supposed development of lung fibrosis in involved survived patients. DIAGNOSES: We described the course and treatment of severe pneumonia H1N1 in a 30-year-old patient. INTERVENTIONS: Patient was included in a study regarding the therapeutic efficacy of selenium ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02026856 with 10 years follow-up with concurrently documented X-ray lung examinations and final histology of lung tissue after sudden death. OUTCOMES: All sequential examinations and histological findings show a healing trend with the final full recovery of lung tissue.
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COVID-19 , Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H1N1 , Pneumonia Viral , Humanos , Adulto , SARS-CoV-2 , Seguimentos , Qualidade de Vida , Pneumonia Viral/tratamento farmacológico , PulmãoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in the pancreatic microenvironment can improve diabetes mellitus (DM). The aim of the present study was to determine whether different pancreatic microenvironments influence the improvement of hyperglycemia and insulin deficiency. METHODS: MSCs isolated from rat bone marrow were transplanted directly into different pancreatic microenvironments in male DM rats. DM was induced in the rats by streptozotocin injection. The rats were divided into 5 groups: normal control rats, DM control rats, and 3 experimental groups (DM rats plus MSCs injected into the head of the pancreas, the tail of the pancreas, or the whole pancreas). The body weight and blood glucose of the rats were monitored during the experiment after transplantation of the MSCs. Histopathologic and immunohistochemical analyses were used to detect the presence and number of islets and insulin production in the pancreatic tissue of the rats after MSC transplantation. RESULTS: At 28 days after MSC transplantation, we observed a statistically significant decrease in the blood glucose level and an increase in weight in DM rats compared with DM control rats (P < 0.0001 and P < 0.03, respectively). A comparison of each of the DM rat groups treated with MSCs showed no significant differences in the blood glucose levels or body weight. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that transplantation of MSCs could improve DM in the pancreatic microenvironment in an animal model with streptozotocin-induced DM. The different pancreatic areas into which the MSCs were implanted had no significant influence on the improvement in hyperglycemia and insulin deficiency.
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Microambiente Celular/fisiologia , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/terapia , Hiperglicemia/terapia , Transplante de Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/métodos , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/citologia , Pâncreas/metabolismo , Animais , Glicemia/metabolismo , Peso Corporal/fisiologia , Transplante de Medula Óssea/métodos , Células Cultivadas , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/metabolismo , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/patologia , Hiperglicemia/metabolismo , Hiperglicemia/patologia , Insulina/deficiência , Insulina/metabolismo , Ilhotas Pancreáticas/metabolismo , Masculino , Células-Tronco Mesenquimais/metabolismo , Pâncreas/citologia , Ratos , Ratos Wistar , Transplante HomólogoRESUMO
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of disorders causing inflammation in the digestive tract. Recent data suggest that dysbiosis may play a pivotal role in the IBD pathogenesis. As microbiome-based therapeutics that modulate the gut ecology have been proposed as a novel strategy for preventing IBD, the aim of presenting study was to evaluate the dextran sulphate sodium (DSS) rat model mainly in terms of microbial shifts to confirm its suitability for dysbiosis study in IBD. Acute colitis was induced using 5% DSS solution for seven days and rats were euthanized five days after DSS removal. The faecal/caecal microbiota was analyzed by next generation sequencing. Disease activity index (DAI) score was evaluated daily. Blood and colon tissue immunophenotyping was assessed by flow cytometry and histological, haematological, and biochemical parameters were also evaluated. The colitis induction was reflected in a significantly higher DAI score and changes in all parameters measured. This study demonstrated significant shifts in the colitis-related microbial species after colitis induction. The characteristic inflammation-associated microbiota could be detected even after a five day-recovery period. Moreover, the DSS-model might contribute to an understanding of the effect of different treatments on extraintestinal organ impairments. The observation that certain bacterial species in the gut microbiota are associated with colitis raises the question of whether these organisms are contributors to, or a consequence of the disease. Despite some limitations, we confirmed the suitability of DSS-induced colitis model to monitor microbial changes during acute colitis, in order to test attractive new microbiome-based therapies.
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Deviation in the gut microbial composition is involved in various pathologies, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Faecal microbiota transplant (FMT) can act as a promising approach to treat IBD by which changes in microbiome can be reversed and homeostasis restored. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of FMT on the remission of acute inflammatory response using dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced rat colitis model. Faecal microbial communities were analysed using the 16S rRNA approach, and clinical manifestations together with histological/haematological/biochemical/immunological analyses were assessed. Our study demonstrated significant shifts in the dominant species of microbiota under inflammatory conditions induced by DSS and evident restoration effect of FMT treatment on microbial composition. These faecal microbial alterations in FMT-treated rats led to a relative restoration of colon length, and a significant decrease in both epithelium damage and disease severity, which was reflected in lower serum pro-inflammatory cytokine levels. Haematological/biochemical parameters in DSS-treated animals showed signs of anaemia with a significant reduction in red blood cell count together with increasing levels of total bilirubin, creatinine and phosphorus suggesting potential protective effect of FMT. These results support FMT as a valuable therapeutic strategy to control inflammation during acute colitis.