[Morphologic changes in the lungs in terminal states in cases of death from eclampsia]

Morphological examinations of the lungs were done in terminal states in cases of death of parturients due to eclampsia. Under current conditions of the course of eclampsia the acute respiratory insufficiency is one of the main causes aggravating the course of eclamptic coma. The brain and lungs are the main "shock organs" in terminal states of parturients dying of eclampsia. Changes in the lungs depend on the severity of the process and its duration. The leading role of the acid-aspiration syndrome and central hemodynamics disorders in the pathogenesis of pneumonias was established.