title: Fibrous pleural plaques detected at autopsy.
abstract: The reported case was a 84-year-old male, dead after a traffic accident. The death was considered to be suspicious by prosecutor and an autopsy was mandated. In macroscopic autopsy investigation left tibia, fibula and multiple rib fractures, widespread seborrheic keratoses, and hyperpigmented skin lesions were detected. In the left chest cavity blood content and white colored lesions spread on the left parietal pleura and chest surface of the thoracic diaphragm were observed. The histological examination of the pleural lesions revealed fibrotic hyalinized structures with calcified foci. Investigation of pleural plaques in forensic autopsy is important for scientific classification of this interesting entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Uludağ University Medical Faculty, Department of Bursa Morgue, Council of Forensic Medicine of Turkey, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nursel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Türkmen
authors.affiliation: Department of Bursa Morgue, Council of Forensic Medicine of Turkey, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eren
authors.affiliation: Council of Forensic Medicine of Turkey, Forensic Medicine Institute, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ümit Naci
authors.initials: ÜN
authors.lastname: Gündoğmuş
keywords: fibrous plaque; forensic autopsy; pleura