SMJ articles in the category "autopsy"

Case Report

Fatal Reactive Hemophagocytosis Related to Disseminated Histoplasmosis with Endocarditis: An Unusual Case Diagnosed at Autopsy

Reactive hemophagocytic syndrome (RHS) is an uncommon life-threatening disorder. It is believed to be caused by widespread non-neoplastic proliferation and inappropriate activation of mature macrophages, resulting in excessive cytokine activation which leads to hematophagocytosis by cells of the macrophage-monocyte lineage and multiorgan dysfunction. RHS may be associated with infections caused…

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Case Report

Diagnostic Challenges in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Case Report

Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is the most common prion disease. The diagnosis can be confirmed only by histological examination of brain tissue obtained at biopsy or at autopsy. Because of the transmissible nature of the disease, autopsy or brain biopsy cannot be performed at many institutions, which poses numerous challenges…

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