Difference between revisions of "Starvation"
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*Very low body mass index (BMI). | |||
*Serous fat atrophy:<ref name=pmid19567708>{{cite journal |author=Munfus DL, Menke DM |title=Case of severe serous fat atrophy |journal=Mayo Clin. Proc. |volume=84 |issue=7 |pages=570 |year=2009 |month=July |pmid=19567708 |pmc=2704126 |doi=10.4065/84.7.570 |url=http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/content/84/7/570.full}}</ref> | *Serous fat atrophy:<ref name=pmid19567708>{{cite journal |author=Munfus DL, Menke DM |title=Case of severe serous fat atrophy |journal=Mayo Clin. Proc. |volume=84 |issue=7 |pages=570 |year=2009 |month=July |pmid=19567708 |pmc=2704126 |doi=10.4065/84.7.570 |url=http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/content/84/7/570.full}}</ref> | ||
**Soft brown/[[myxoid]] material replaces fat. | **Soft brown/[[myxoid]] material replaces fat. | ||
Revision as of 05:09, 29 March 2012
Starvation is due to lack of food, inability or lack of desire to eat.
General
Associations:[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.