Open AccessPrevalence of Lung Lesions at Autopsy: A Histopathological Study
Author(s) -
Pratima Khare,
Renu Gupta,
Mukta Ahuja,
Nupur Khare,
Swapnil Agarwal,
Deepti Bansal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/24747.9827
Subject(s) - histopathology , medicine , autopsy , hyaline , cause of death , pathology , respiratory distress , ards , pneumonia , lung , necrosis , lung abscess , disease , surgery
Autopsies are carried out to establish the identity, cause of death, time of death, and ante-mortem or post-mortem nature of death. These help in establishing the cause of death and ascertain the disease process which led to death.