PATHOMORPHOLOGY OF PULMONARY INFECTIOUS C OMPLICATIONS IN ACUTE RADIATION-SICKNESS AS SHOWN BY AUTOPSIES OF THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT VICTIMS

Authors
VLASOV PA KVACHEVA YE
Citation
Pa. Vlasov et Ye. Kvacheva, PATHOMORPHOLOGY OF PULMONARY INFECTIOUS C OMPLICATIONS IN ACUTE RADIATION-SICKNESS AS SHOWN BY AUTOPSIES OF THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT VICTIMS, Terapevticeskij arhiv, 68(3), 1996, pp. 23-26
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Terapevticeskij arhiv → ACNP
ISSN journal
00403660
Volume
68
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
23 - 26
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-3660(1996)68:3<23:POPICO>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The lungs from 27 patients who died from acute radiation sickness in C hernobyl accident were studied histologically. Pulmonary infectious co mplications were found caused by invasion of viral, bacterial and fung al agents. 2 cases with cytomegaloviral pneumonitis, 3 with focal bron chopneumonia and 3 with pulmonary candidiasis are described. Being dep endent on hematopoietic function, the inflammatory reactions were not pronounced in postirradiation aplasia and became evident in the recove ry.