Study of morphological patterns of lung infections in autopsies from the Death Verification Service.

• Grant number: 23/09263-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: December 01, 2023
• End date: November 30, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Pathological Anatomy and Clinical Pathology
• Principal Investigator: Daniela Cristina dos Santos Souza
• Grantee: Diego Henrique Ferreira Mussatto
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina (FMB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Autopsy is a medical procedure that involves the dissection of a corpse to examine its internal structures and determine the cause of death or identify diseases and injuries that may have contributed to the death. Lower respiratory tract infection is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. The term pneumonia can be used to define any lung infection. The spectrum of histological changes in pneumonia can vary from fibrinopurulent alveolar exudation, observed in acute bacterial pneumonia, to mononuclear interstitial infiltrates in viral and atypical pneumonia.