Autopsy study of patients dying of bleeding diathesis.

Bhatia, S; Ranadive, N; Manek, R; Deodhar, K

Autopsy study of patients dying of bleeding diathesis.

Date

1998-01-15

Authors

Abstract

Ten thousand & thirty seven autopsies performed from the year 1982 to 1992 were studied retrospectively, to find out the number of deaths due to bleeding diathesis. Eighty-seven (0.87%) patients died due to bleeding diathesis, out of which haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) was seen in 9 cases (10.34%), disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in 67 cases (77.01%) & 11 cases were grouped as miscellaneous. Martius scarlet blue stain was carried out to demonstrate fibrin & depending on the number of thrombi in the glomerulus & blood vessels, the lesions were graded as mild, moderate or severe. Kidney was the most common organ involved in all groups of bleeding diathesis. In DIC kidney & lung involvement was almost equal.

Citation

Bhatia S, Ranadive N, Manek R, Deodhar K. Autopsy study of patients dying of bleeding diathesis. Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology. 1998 Jan; 41(1): 71-6