Letter From the Editor-In-Chief [0.03%]
主编来信
Christopher M Milroy
Christopher M Milroy
Clostridium Perfringens Bacteremia with Acute Hemolytic Anemia in the Setting of Endometrial Malignancy [0.03%]
恶性子宫内膜肿瘤合并产气荚膜梭菌血流感染及溶血性贫血病例报告
Luke R Cypher,Christopher Sullivan,Ryan Jones et al.
Luke R Cypher et al.
Acute intravascular hemolysis is a rare and often lethal complication of Clostridium perfringens septicemia.Clostridium perfringens is an anaerobic, gram-positive spore-forming rod which is commonly implicated in cases of food poisoning, ga...
Hyperoxalosis Secondary to Intravenous Vitamin C Administration as a Non-Allopathic Treatment for Cancer [0.03%]
静脉注射维生素C作为非allopathic癌症治疗导致的高草酸盐血症
Mark A Giffen,Jerri L McLemore
Mark A Giffen
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) has long been known to have antioxidant properties, with associated claims that it can boost the immune system, fight off infection, and help in the treatment of cancer. Similar to many other over-the-counter and h...
Takayasu Arteritis in a 19-Year-Old Black Male: Case Report and Review of the Literature [0.03%]
十九岁非洲裔男性泰AKI病的病例报告及文献回顾
Cori A Breslauer,Mariama Evans,Michelle B Aurelius
Cori A Breslauer
Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare idiopathic vasculitis of large blood vessels. Prevalence is highest in Japan, with predominance in young females. Classic signs and symptoms include limb claudication, decreased/absent distal pulses, vascul...
A Case of Previously Unsuspected Cardiac Sarcoidosis Diagnosed at Autopsy and 23-Year Review of One Institution's Sarcoidosis Deaths [0.03%]
一例此前未怀疑到的心脏结节病尸检病例及一机构23年结节病死亡回顾
Catherine R Miller,Paul J Boor,Gerald A Campbell
Catherine R Miller
Sarcoidosis is a noncaseating granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. The incidence is 11 per 100 000 white individuals and 34 per 100 000 black individuals. Cardiac involvement is seen in 2% to 5% of patients with systemic sarcoidosis a...
Death in a Carbon Dioxide Therapy Bath: A Case Report and Review of the Literature [0.03%]
一起二氧化碳浴死亡事件的病例报告及文献回顾
Julian Samuel,Zhanna Georgievskaya
Julian Samuel
Carbon dioxide (CO2) therapy is the subcutaneous or transcutaneous administration of CO2 for therapeutic purposes. Carbon dioxide therapy is used for localized lipolysis, to treat chronic skin conditions, and is a safe treatment. Full-body ...
Fatal Microscopic Pulmonary Tumor Thromboemboli: Unusual Presentation of Occult Cervical Carcinoma. Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature [0.03%]
致命的显微镜下肺肿瘤栓塞：隐匿性宫颈癌的不寻常表现。两例报告及文献复习
Daniel Kirsch,Irini Scordi-Bello
Daniel Kirsch
Cor pulmonale (right heart failure) due to microscopic pulmonary tumor emboli (MPTE) can arise from a variety of malignancies including breast, lung, and liver and carries significant morbidity and mortality. Tumor cell aggregates spread he...
Impact of a Drug Overdose Decedent Toxicology Testing Legislative Mandate on Informing Coroner Death Investigation and Certification Practices [0.03%]
关于尸检立法对验尸官死亡调查和认证实践影响的研究
Dana Quesinberry,Terry L Bunn,Sarah Hargrove et al.
Dana Quesinberry et al.
Objective: To (a) determine the impact of Kentucky's (KY's) mandate requiring postmortem toxicology testing of coroner cases; (b) identify the influence of coroner experience and training, jurisdiction size, budget, and l...
Jacqueline L Parai,Krista Castonguay,Christopher M Milroy
Jacqueline L Parai
There has been a growing opioid crisis in the United States and Canada. The aim of this study was to analyze trends in opioid-related deaths from the Eastern Ontario Regional Forensic Pathology Unit so that prevention strategies for these d...
Application of the Drowning Index to Opioid & Multidrug Intoxication Deaths: A Retrospective Analysis [0.03%]
溺水指数在阿片类药物及其他多药中毒死亡中的应用：回顾性分析
Lindsey T Ellis,Madeleine Opsahl,Deiter J Duff et al.
Lindsey T Ellis et al.
Introduction: Drowning deaths present a challenge for forensic pathologists, because the autopsy findings may occur in many nondrowning scenarios. Previous studies have attempted to identify patterns in organ weights that...