Spectrum of Pulmonary Histopathological Lesions: A Study of 100 Autopsy Cases
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 12
Abstract
Background: Present days air pollution, environmental inhalants and chemical cum toxic substances become uncontrollable worldwide. Autopsy is an important and most useful way to find out the condition of internal organs in which a thorough examination is performed on a body after death to evaluate disease or injury that may be present and to determine the cause and manner of a person’s death. Material & Methods: The study is done on 100 lung specimens from autopsy cases received in the Govt Medical College, Department of pathology, Patiala. Gross findings and microscopic features were recorded. The tissue specimens were fixed and processed and Paraffin sectioning was done followed by Haematoxylin and Eosin staining. The sections were then examined. Results: Out of 100 specimens of lungs from autopsy subjects, 84 (84%) were males and 16 (16%) were females. Terminal events were seen in 58 cases. Emphysematous lesions were seen in 23 cases out of which 18 were males and 5 females. Granulomatous (Tuberculosis) lesions were seen in 9 cases. Pneumonia was seen in 7 out of 100 cases. There was only one case of malignancy. Conclusion: In our study, the most common findings were terminal events and emphysema and these were more common in males. So we should plan to prevent the causes and reduce the prevalence of these conditions by various preventable measures.
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Dr Puneet Garg
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