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The occurrence of fibrin in the lungs in an autopsy material

Das Vorkommen von Fibrin in den Lungen am Autopsiematerial

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Bei 301 fortlaufenden Fällen von gerichtsmedizinischen Obduktionen wurde das Vorkommen von Fibrin in Lungengefäßen und Alveolen histologisch untersucht (s. Tabelle). In 54 Fällen wurde Fibrin gefunden meist bei Pneumonie, Bronchitis oder Lungen-infarkt, selten bei Lungenblutungen. Die Anwesenheit oder das Fehlen von Fibrin in Blutungen bei Lungentraumen kann also keine Auskunft darüber geben, ob die Schädigung, welche zur Blutung geführt hat, vor oder nach dem Tode erfolgte. Fibrinablagerungen wurden in Lungengefäßen einer Gruppe von Fällen mit Trauma in der Anamnese beobachtet; man könnte an eine mögliche Verknüpfung des Vorkommens von Fibrin mit einer Fettembolie der Lungengefäße denken.

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The occurrence of fibrin in pulmonary vessels and alveoli was studied histologically in an autopsy material consisting of 301 consecutive medicoforensic cases.

Fibrin was observed in a total of 54 cases, often in patients with pneumonia, bronchitis or pulmonary infarcts. Fibrin was seldom seen in the lungs in cases of pulmonary haemorrhage. The presence or absence of fibrin in haemorrhages occurring in traumatic lung injuries cannot thus provide information as to whether the damage associated with these haemorrhages had occurred before or after death.

Fibrin deposits were observed in pulmonary vessels in a group of cases with a history of trauma. The possibility of a relationship between the occurrence of fibrin in the pulmonary vessels and pulmonary fat embolism is discussed.

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Part of this investigation was presented at “Nordisk Rettsmedicinsk Forenings Forhandlinger”, Oslo 1964.

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Saldeen, T. The occurrence of fibrin in the lungs in an autopsy material. Virchows Arch. path Anat. 343, 20–25 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00959342

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