[Excessive generalized fat embolism in acutely dystrophic fat liver (author's transl)].
We have reported about a 63 year old woman, who, 1 to 2 hours after a meal containing mushrooms, became acutely ill, sank into uncontrollable shock, and died 24 hours later. Autoptically was found an acute yellow liver dystrophy in a previously existing fatty liver. Etiologically an intoxication by Amanita phalloides could be excluded as well as any other exogenic intoxication. The cause of the acute liver dystrophy was most probably a fulminant virus hepatitis. The decay of the fatty liver cells led to an unusally severe generalized fat embolism, which morphologically is regarded as the cause of death.
D000208:Acute Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004620:Embolism, Fat / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005104:Expert Testimony; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009145:Mushroom Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology
Exzessive generalisierte Fettembolie bei akut dystrophischer Fettleber