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254 10 Natural Deaths<br />

Disc Image 10.40 Pulmonary thromboembolism. Note the occlusion (blockage) of<br />

the pulmonary artery by numerous, wormlike thrombi (bloodclots), indicated by<br />

the arrow.<br />

Disc Image 10.41 The microscopic appearance of pneumocystis pneumonia, in an<br />

AIDS patient.<br />

Disc Image 10.42 A cross-section of a lung at autopsy, showing “mucous plugging”<br />

within bronchi.<br />

Disc Image 10.43 The microscopic appearance of acute asthmatic bronchitis,<br />

including an intense mixed inflammatory cell infiltrate with numerous<br />

eosinophils, which are too small to readily appreciate in this relatively low-power<br />

magnification.<br />

Disc Image 10.44 The microscopic appearance of emphysema, characterized by<br />

enlarged alveolar spaces.<br />

Disc Image 10.45 A cross-section of a lung with cancer.<br />

Disc Image 10.46 The gross appearance of a gastric ulcer.<br />

Disc Image 10.47 The microscopic appearance of esophageal varices (dilated<br />

veins).<br />

Disc Image 10.48 The microscopic appearance of pancreatitis, characterized by<br />

acute inflammatory cells (neutrophils), mostly along the upper edge of the photo.<br />

Disc Image 10.49 The gross appearance of a hypertensive kidney, characterized by<br />

a granular (rough) surface.<br />

Disc Image 10.50 A midline section through the cerebellum of a chronic alcoholic,<br />

showing atrophy of the “vermis” (upper right portion of specimen).<br />

Disc Image 10.51 A cross-section of the brain showing small and darkened<br />

“mamillary bodies” (arrows) in a case of Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome.<br />

Disc Image 10.52 A fatty liver at autopsy.<br />

Disc Image 10.53 The microscopic appearance of fatty change (the clear appearance<br />

of cells), also called “steatosis,” within the liver, occurring as a result of ethanol<br />

consumption.<br />

Disc Image 10.54 The gross appearance of enlarged lymph nodes (arrows) occurring<br />

in a case of sarcoidosis. Note that the lungs and heart have been previously<br />

removed from the body.<br />

Selected References<br />

Batalis NI, Galup L, Zaki SR, Prahlow JA. West Nile virus encephalitis. Am J <strong>Forensic</strong> Med Pathol<br />

2005;26:192–6.<br />

Byard RW, Cohle SD. Sudden Death in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence. Cambridge,<br />

England: Cambridge University Press; 1994.<br />

Byard RW, Manton N, Tsokos M. Sarcoidosis and mechanisms of unexpected death. J <strong>Forensic</strong><br />

Sci 2008;53:460–4.<br />

Celbis O, Aydin NE, Mizrak B, Ozdemir B. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia cases in<br />

<strong>for</strong>ensic autopsies. Am J <strong>Forensic</strong> Med Pathol 2007;28:235–7.<br />

Christiansen LR, Collins KA. Natural death in the <strong>for</strong>ensic setting – a study and approach to the<br />

autopsy. Am J <strong>Forensic</strong> Med Pathol 2007;28:20–3.

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