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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