title: Diseases of the airways and lungs in forensic autopsy material of alcoholics.
abstract: The frequency of diseases of the airways and lungs was examined in a forensic autopsy material of 441 alcoholics, who were compared with 255 controls. Lobar pneumonia was seen only in alcoholics, emphasizing alcohol abuse as a predisposing factor for this infection. Tuberculosis was more frequent in alcoholics, while there were no major differences in the occurrence of chronic lung diseases.
authors.affiliation: University Institute of Forensic Medicine, Odense C., Denmark.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Thomsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D001344:Autopsy; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology; D013405:Suicide; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000209:etiology