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Refined Murine Model of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Published on: June 17, 2025
Fibrous pleural plaques detected at autopsy
Nursel Türkmen1, Bülent Eren2, Ümit Naci Gündoğmuş3
1Department of Forensic Medicine, Uludağ University Medical Faculty, Department of Bursa Morgue, Council of Forensic Medicine of Turkey, Bursa, Turkey.
Abstract:
The reported case was a 84-year-old male, dead after a traffic accident. The death was considered to be suspicious by prosecutor and an autopsy was mandated. In macroscopic autopsy investigation left tibia, fibula and multiple rib fractures, widespread seborrheic keratoses, and hyperpigmented skin lesions were detected. In the left chest cavity blood content and white colored lesions spread on the left parietal pleura and chest surface of the thoracic diaphragm were observed. The histological examination of the pleural lesions revealed fibrotic hyalinized structures with calcified foci. Investigation of pleural plaques in forensic autopsy is important for scientific classification of this interesting entity.
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