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KMID : 0357820200440010037
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Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2020 Volume.44 No. 1 p.37 ~ p.40
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Lung Pathology in Septic Shock with Leukopenia
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Huh Gi-Yeong
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Abstract
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Sepsis-related deaths are occasionally encountered in forensic practice. However, forensic pathologists are reluctant to use the terminology “sepsis” or “septic shock” as a cause of death because of the lack of definite morphological evidence. When sepsis is considered a cause of death, pathologic assessment is essential to identify the foci of infection or consequences of sepsis, such as diffuse alveolar damage (DAD). Pneumonia is known to be a common source of sepsis and can develop into DAD with progression of sepsis. The histology of DAD varies according to the immunologic status. An autopsy of a 55-year-old man who died of septic shock with leukopenia revealed only abundant gramnegative bacilli in the alveoli without typical DAD pathology.
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KEYWORD
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Septic shock, Leukopenia, Lung, Pathology, Diffuse alveolar damage
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