Pathological Changes in Postmortem Covid-19 Biopsies

Chest CT Findings (COVID-19), Analysis of 200 Cases (Postmortem)

Background and Objective: COVID-19 was first seen in Wuhan-China in December 2019, and became a widely- spreadepidemic and caused a terrifying life-threatening problem in most societies of the world. In Iran, a declaration was made on  January 20, 2020, and all health systems were alerted of the disease threats. Materials and Methods: We collected all chest CT scans of 200 cases diagnosed as C...

Postmortem biopsies: the experience in Kuwait.

OBJECTIVE To report our 4-year experience in postmortem needle biopsy of liver, heart, kidney and lung tissues when formal autopsy could not be performed. SUBJECTS AND METHODS In the period from January 2000 to December 2003, postmortem biopsies were done at Al-Amiri Hospital, Kuwait, in 19 cases where the original diagnosis or cause of death was not clear. The procedure was performed by a de...

Frequency of Pathological Changes in Lungs of Bodies with Positive Postmortem Toxicology Results for Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances

Background: The pattern of drug abuse in Iran has dramatically changed in recent years, turning from the traditional opioids [opium, opium dross, and refined opium dross (Shireh)] into drugs with newer forms. The present study is aimed at investigating the frequency of pathological changes in the lungs of bodies with positive postmortem toxicology results for narcotics and psychotropic substanc...

A World of Changes: The Inheritance of COVID-19

Diagnostic contribution of postmortem needle biopsies in neonates.

OBJECTIVE We examined the contribution of neonatal postmortem needle biopsy in circumstances of autopsy denial where magnetic resonance imaging cannot be performed. MATERIAL AND METHOD 247 postmortem needle biopsy specimens of 76 neonatal cases who died in the neonatal intensive care ward of a tertiary hospital between 2005 and 2010 and where the family did not give permission for an autopsy ...