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Associations:<ref name=pmid19567708/> | Associations - serous fat atrophy:<ref name=pmid19567708/> | ||
*Acute febrile states. | *Acute febrile states. | ||
*[[AIDS]]. | *[[AIDS]]. | ||
Revision as of 05:13, 29 March 2012
Starvation is due to lack of food, inability or lack of desire to eat.
General
Associations - serous fat atrophy:[1]
- Acute febrile states.
- AIDS.
- Alcoholism.
- Anorexia nervosa.
- Cachexia.
- Carcinomas.
- Chronic heart failure.
- Lymphoma.
Gross
Microscopic
Features:
- Globular cells 3-4x a RBC with:
- Clear cytoplasm.
- One small peripheral nucleus.
DDx:
Images:
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Munfus DL, Menke DM (July 2009). "Case of severe serous fat atrophy". Mayo Clin. Proc. 84 (7): 570. doi:10.4065/84.7.570. PMC 2704126. PMID 19567708. http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/content/84/7/570.full.
- ↑ Clarke, BE.; Brown, DJ.; Xipell, JM. (Jan 1983). "Gelatinous transformation of the bone marrow.". Pathology 15 (1): 85-8. PMID 6222282.