A Prospective Study Of Histo-Pathological Changes In Lungs, Liver And Kidneys In Burns Cases Autopsied At A Tertiary Care Hospital
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Medico legal autopsy, Burns, Scalds, Histopathological examination.Abstract
Introduction:
Medico legal deaths including burns claim a substantial number of lives in central Karnataka.‘A Prospective Study of Histo-Pathological changes in Lungs, Liver and Kidneys in Burns Cases’ was carried out at the Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, SS hospital, SSIMS & RC, Davangere.
Material & methods:
The present study was carried out for the period of 3 years from January 2021 to December2023. Totally 100 cases with burns and scalds injuries brought to the mortuary for autopsy was the material for study and collection of tissues for histopathological examination.
Observations & Results:
In the present study, histopathological changes in lungs showed congestion, pulmonary edema, Diffuse alveolar damage or ARDS changes, bronchopneumonia, interstitial pneumonitis, anthracotic pigment, carbon laden macrophages, intravascular thrombi, septic emboli, interstitial & intra alveolar hemorrhage. Histopathological changes in liver showed congestion, fatty change, centrilobular necrosis, cloudy swelling, focal hemorrhage, necrosis, portal inflammation. Histopathological changes in kidneys showed ATN in majority of cases, cloudy degeneration, congestion, tubular casts and acute pyelonephritis in rest of the cases.
Conclusion:
The effect of burns on vital organs can be assessed through histopathological examination, which helps in determining the post burn complications and which aid in better treatment outcome of the burn’s patients.
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