Causes of Death and Anatomico-Pathological Findings in the Insane [Über die Todesursachen und andere pathologisch-anatomische Befunde bie Geisteskranken]. (Allgem. Zeits. f. Psychiat., vol. lxvi, No. 34.) Ganler, R.

Abstract Background This work summarizes the confirmed causes of death of twenty-five free-ranging Eurasian brown bears ( Ursus arctos arctos ) from the Cantabrian mountain range submitted for necropsy in Asturias and Castilla y León (northwestern Spain) from 1998 to 2018. Results Causes of death were classified based on (i) pathological findings and (ii) caused by “human intervention” or “non human intervention”. In four cases (16%) it was not possible to determine the cause of death due to the bad preservation of found remains or insufficient tissue availability. Based on pathological findings seven out of the 21 (33.3%) brown bears in which the cause of death could be determined died due to infectious diseases (clostridiosis n =4 or infectious canine hepatitis n =3), two (9.5%) due to exertional (degenerative) myopathy (one of those bears also showed clostridiosis) and one due to strychnine poisoning (4.8%), neoplasia (4.8%) or mushroom poisoning (4.8%). The remaining animals died due to traumatic lesions (including fights or infanticide), shooting or wire snare. Mortality data was also classified by deaths caused by “human intervention” or “non human intervention”. The death of one bear showing exertional myopathy after handling was not ascribed to any of the former classifications. Six out of the 20 (30%) brown bears died as a consequence of “human intervention” due to illegal hunting (wire snare hunting n =3 or shooting n =2) and, strychnine poisoning ( n =1). In contrast, fourteen (14/20, 70%) brown bears died by “non-human intervention”; nine of them (9/20, 45%) due to traumatic lesions (fights n =4, traumas n =3 or infanticide n =2), three (3/20, 15%) due to infectious canine hepatitis caused by canine adenovirus type 1 (CAdV-1) infection, one (1/20, 5%) due to cholangiocarcinoma and another one (5%) due to mushroom poisoning. Conclusions This study shows that the main causes of death in Eurasian brown bears are those caused by infectious diseases. In contrast to previous data on free-ranging bears for the first time infectious diseases appear as an important cause of death. These data are valuable and may help in the conservation and management of this recovering population.

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The Causes of Death and Pathological Findings of Kratom Users

American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology ◽

10.1097/paf.0000000000000691 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽

Author(s):

Worrapat Jittasopa ◽

Smith Srisont

Keyword(s):

Causes Of Death ◽

Pathological Findings

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A Importância da Autópsia na Morte Neonatal Precoce em Portugal

Acta Médica Portuguesa ◽

10.20344/amp.12182 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 33 (12) ◽

pp. 811

Author(s):

Marlene Miranda ◽

Sandra Costa ◽

Henrique Soares ◽

Joselina Barbosa ◽

Filipa Flor-de-Lima ◽

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Keyword(s):

Genetic Counseling ◽

Cause Of Death ◽

Neonatal Death ◽

Neonatal Intensive Care ◽

Causes Of Death ◽

Neonatal Period ◽

Clinical Importance ◽

Pathological Findings ◽

Early Neonatal Death ◽

Clinical Records

Introduction: The early neonatal period is the most critical for the newborn’s life. The autopsy is important to understand the cause of death, and find other diagnoses not clinically identified. However, the rate of neonatal autopsy is declining worldwide. This study aims to characterize early neonatal death and the clinical importance of the autopsy, evaluating the concordance between clinical and pathological diagnosis.Material and Methods: Retrospective study of the clinical records of all neonates admitted to a level III Neonatal Intensive Care unit in Portugal who died during the first week of life in 10 consecutive years (2008 – 2017). In order to classify the concordance found between clinical and pathological diagnoses, the modified Goldman classification was used.Results: During the first week of life, 76 newborns died. The main causes of death were complications related with prematurity and congenital malformations. The autopsy was performed in 50 newborns. Additional findings were found in 62% of the cases, and in 12% findings with important implications for genetic counseling of future pregnancies. There was concordance between the clinical and pathological findings in 38% of cases.Discussion: An autopsy was performed more frequently in newborns with greater gestational age. The number of additional diagnoses found at autopsy, including diagnoses with implications for genetic counseling, confirm the importance of performing them.Conclusion: An autopsy should be proposed to all parents after early neonatal death, given its importance in clarifying the cause of death.

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Fatal parasite-induced enteritis and typhlocolitis in horses in Southern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária ◽

10.1590/s1984-29612019056 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (3) ◽

pp. 443-450 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Matheus Viezzer Bianchi ◽

Lauren Santos de Mello ◽

Maria Fernanda Wentz ◽

Welden Panziera ◽

João Fábio Soares ◽

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Keyword(s):

Causes Of Death ◽

Granulomatous Inflammation ◽

Host Cells ◽

Pathological Findings ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Balantidium Coli ◽

Intestinal Lesions ◽

Mucosal Necrosis ◽

Mucosal Thickening ◽

Strongyloides Westeri

Abstract Diseases related to the alimentary system are the main cause of death in horses. This retrospective study aimed to describe the pathological findings of fatal parasite-induced enteritis and typhlocolitis caused by cyathostominae, Eimeria leuckarti, Balantidium coli, and Strongyloides westeri in horses. The records of parasite-induced intestinal lesions in horses necropsied in Southern Brazil between 2005 and 2017 were reviewed. Ten horses had fatal parasitic enteritis and/or typhlocolitis, and the main causes were: cyathostominae typhlocolitis (6/10), E. leuckarti enteritis (1/10), S. westeri enteritis (1/10), B. coli colitis related to cyathostominae (1/10), and infection by multiple agents (1/10). Cyathostominae typhlocolitis showed marked mucosal thickening, with multifocal elevated nodules containing tangled filiform parasites. Microscopic examination revealed that the mucosa and submucosa had encysted parasitic structures surrounded by eosinophilic and granulomatous inflammation. E. leuckarti enteritis was microscopically characterized by macrogamonts, microgamonts, and oocysts inside the host cells. S. westeri enteritis showed microscopic atrophy of the villi with numerous mucosal encysted parasitic structures. B. coli typhlocolitis showed severe diffuse mucosal reddening, with microscopic superficial mucosal necrosis associated with multiple protozoan trophozoites. Fatal parasite-induced enteritis and typhlocolitis are important causes of death in horses in Southern Brazil.

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The Causes of Death, Major Pathological Findings and Clinical Diagnoses in Nonagenarians and Centenarians

Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi Japanese Journal of Geriatrics ◽

10.3143/geriatrics.17.165 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 165-174

Author(s):

Kizuku Kuramoto ◽

Satoru Matsushita ◽

Hiroyuki Shimada ◽

Mototaka Murakami ◽

Syoichi Otsu

Keyword(s):

Causes Of Death ◽

Pathological Findings ◽

Clinical Diagnoses

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Sudden cardiac death—update

International Journal of Legal Medicine ◽

10.1007/s00414-020-02481-z ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

P. Markwerth ◽

T Bajanowski ◽

I. Tzimas ◽

R. Dettmeyer

Keyword(s):

Sudden Cardiac Death ◽

Cardiac Death ◽

Causes Of Death ◽

Coronary Thrombosis ◽

Conduction System ◽

Cardiac Conduction ◽

Pathological Findings ◽

Pathological Changes ◽

Cardiac Tumours ◽

Common Causes

AbstractSudden cardiac death (SCD) is one of the most common causes of death worldwide with a higher frequency especially in the young. Therefore, SCD is represented frequently in forensic autopsy practice, whereupon pathological findings in the heart can explain acute death. These pathological changes may not only include myocardial infarction, coronary thrombosis, or all forms of myocarditis/endocarditis but also rare diseases such as hereditary structural or arrythmogenic anomalies, lesions of the cardiac conduction system, or primary cardiac tumours.

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