Armanni-Ebstein lesion, ketoacidosis and starvation in a child

The Armanni- Ebstein lesion was first reported in 1877 and has been associated with deaths due to diabetic ketoacidosis. The lesion consists of subnuclear vacuolation of the kidneys, which contain fat. We report a case of the Armanni- Ebstein lesion in a non-diabetic child with documented ketoacidos...

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Published in:Forensic science, medicine, and pathology medicine, and pathology, 2011-06, Vol.7 (2), p.213-216
Main Authors: Milroy, C. M., Parai, J. L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autopsy - methods
Case Report
Cause of Death
Child Abuse - mortality
Child, Preschool
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Diabetic acidosis
Diabetic Ketoacidosis - mortality
Diabetic Ketoacidosis - pathology
Diabetics
Female
Forensic Medicine
Forensic Pathology - methods
Humans
Ketoacidosis
Kidney - abnormalities
Medical laboratories
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pathology
Starvation
Starvation - mortality
Starvation - pathology
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Summary:The Armanni- Ebstein lesion was first reported in 1877 and has been associated with deaths due to diabetic ketoacidosis. The lesion consists of subnuclear vacuolation of the kidneys, which contain fat. We report a case of the Armanni- Ebstein lesion in a non-diabetic child with documented ketoacidosis who died of starvation.
ISSN:1547-769X
1556-2891
DOI:10.1007/s12024-010-9213-6