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'''Starvation''' is due to lack of food, inability or lack of desire to eat. | '''Starvation''' is defined as deprivation of food for a lengthy period. Generally, it is due to lack of food, inability to eat or lack of desire to eat. It may includes people that can eat but cannot absorb the nutrients in their food. | ||
== | This article covers ''[[serous fat atrophy]]'' as it is classically seen in starvation. | ||
Causes of starvation | |||
=Starvation= | |||
===Causes of starvation=== | |||
*Psychiatric: | *Psychiatric: | ||
**Dementia. | **Dementia. | ||
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**Disability/trauma - person falls and cannot get up, help not available. | **Disability/trauma - person falls and cannot get up, help not available. | ||
===Gross findings of starvation=== | |||
*Very low body mass index (BMI). | |||
*Soft brown/[[myxoid]] material replaces fat (serous fat atrophy). | |||
=Associated conditions= | |||
==Serous fat atrophy== | |||
===General=== | |||
Associations:<ref name=pmid19567708/> | |||
*Acute febrile states. | *Acute febrile states. | ||
*[[AIDS]]. | *[[AIDS]]. | ||
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*[[Lymphoma]]. | *[[Lymphoma]]. | ||
==Gross== | ===Gross=== | ||
Features:<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. | |||
==Microscopic== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features - serous fat atrophy: | Features - serous fat atrophy: | ||
*Globular cells ~3-4x the size of a [[RBC]] (24-32 micrometers) with: | *Globular cells ~3-4x the size of a [[RBC]] (24-32 micrometers) with: | ||
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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fat_atrophy_-_very_high_mag.jpg Serous fat atrophy - very high mag. (WC)]. | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fat_atrophy_-_very_high_mag.jpg Serous fat atrophy - very high mag. (WC)]. | ||
=See also= | |||
*[[Autopsy]]. | *[[Autopsy]]. | ||
=References= | |||
{{reflist| | {{reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Autopsy]] | [[Category:Autopsy]] | ||
[[Category:Weird stuff]] | [[Category:Weird stuff]] | ||
[[Category:Clinical]] | [[Category:Clinical]] | ||