BACKGROUND There is current heightened public interest in issues surrounding death certification and necropsy. The present study was initiated to determine the accuracy of death certification in providing a correct diagnosis in a series of adult deaths occurring in hospital, all of which were followed by a necropsy. METHOD We examined a series of 440 consecutive adult hospital necropsies perf...

presentation of a very rare monster case in the sheep was highlighted. a monster lamb twinned to a normal lamb. cesarean section, morphological examination and necropsy. at cesarean operation, a live male twin and a phenotypically male monster were delivered. the monster was diagnosed as holoacardius acephalus.presentation of a very rare monster case in the sheep was highlighted. a monster lamb...

BACKGROUND Discrepancies between pre and post-mortem diagnoses are reported in the literature, ranging from 4.1 to 49.8 % in cases referred for necropsy, with important impact on patient treatment. OBJECTIVE To analyze patients who died after cardiac transplantation and to compare the pre- and post-mortem diagnoses. METHODS Perform a review of medical records and analyze clinical data, como...

In a retrospective study of 150 stillbirths and 150 neonatal deaths carried out between 1981 and 1985 the necropsy findings were compared with the clinical diagnoses, which had been obtained from the postmortem request form, and the case notes completed before the necropsy was performed. In all cases the necropsy comprised macroscopic findings and histological examination of all organs, with mi...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)infection is usually followed by opportunistic infections, especially in the full-blown acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). This study details the histopathological changes of different organs in relation to HIV infection, with particular emphasis on the opportunistic infections. Various organs from seventeen HIV-infected patients were collected by necro...