title: Lung injury similar to blast lung in a case of shotgun wound of the head.
abstract: Primary blast lung injury after explosions has been well described in the literature. A case of injury to the lung, after a shotgun wound to the head, similar to primary blast lung, is presented. Histological appearances of the lung revealed alveolar over distension, rupture and intra-alveolar hemorrhage. Primary blast lung injury is considered the reserve of high-order explosives; however, this case reveals similar injuries from a shotgun (low-order explosive), which has not been reported before to the best of our knowledge.
authors: Department of Histopathology, St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom. ginnifs@doctors.org.uk
authors: Virginia L
authors: VL
authors: Fitzpatrick-Swallow
authors: Beat P
authors: BP
authors: Kneubuehl
authors: Robert C
authors: RC
authors: Schroter
authors: Alastair J
authors: AJ
authors: Bentley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000473:pathology; D055370:Lung Injury / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult