Cheese-like Material in the Heart: An Autopsy Case Report of Severe Hypertriglyceridemia in Diabetic Ketoacidosis Patient / 대한법의학회지
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
;
: 212-215, 2013.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-93099
ABSTRACT
Here we report an autopsy case of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) with severe hypertriglyceridemia (12,900 mg/dl). A 29-year-old woman with a history of type 1 diabetes was found dead at a motel. There was no injury on external inspection, but a lump of cheese-like material was noted in the heart at autopsy and peripheral blood plasma had a creamy appearance. After postmortem biochemical analysis, we made a diagnosis of DKA with severe hypertriglyceridemia and concluded that these unusual autopsy findings were caused by DKA and postmortem change. Uncontrolled diabetes often causes DKA and hypertriglyceridemia. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report in Korea of DKA with severe hypertriglyceridemia diagnosed by autopsy.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Plasma
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Postmortem Changes
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Autopsy
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Hypertriglyceridemia
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis
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Diagnosis
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Heart
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Korea
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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