[Pathoanatomical service in World War II in blockaded Leningrad]

Historical materials concerning the work of pathologists in Leningrad under blockade are presented. The characterization of diseases and their course under conditions of the alimentary dystrophy which affected the Leningrad population is given. Problems of blockade hypertension are elucidated. Experience of the pathology service organization in civil hospitals during the war is described, with special reference to the clinico-anatomical correlations.