Research Article
Diffuse Alveolar Damage of the Lungs in Forensic Autopsies: Assessment of Histopathological Stages and Causes of Death
Table 2
Causes of death and diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) phase distribution.
| | Causes of death | Total cases
(%) | Exudative phase | Proliferative phase |
| | Fire | 20 (30) | 16 | 4 | | Physical trauma | 21 (31) | 15 | 6 | | Postoperative complication | 3 (4) | 2 | 1 | | Traffic accident | 5 (7) | 3 | 2 | | Occupational accident | 2 (3) | 2 | 0 | | Drug intoxication | 2 (3) | 1 | 1 | | Firearm | 3 (4) | 2 | 1 | | Mushroom poisoning | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | | Corrosive substance intake | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | | Sepsis | 3 (4) | 3 | 1 | | Sharp trauma | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | | Alcohol intoxication | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | | Morphine poisoning | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | | Pesticide intake | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | | Unidentified | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 |
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