Post by Dr.Ajai Premkumar

Excipient Lung Disease 💉🫁 Cause of death⁉️ Postmortem forensic evaluation of a 24yr old known intravenous (IV) drug abuser reveals severe bilateral pulmonary congestion. Histopathological Findings: H&E staining demonstrates foreign body granulomatosis characterized by multinucleated giant cells and intravascular material within the alveolar septa and characteristically, large coral-like, deeply basophilic, black-to-bluish non-birefringent masses of crospovidone binders are seen directly obstructing the vascular lumens. #Pathology #Histopathology #ForensicPathology #Autopsy #PostMortem #ExcipientLungDisease #PulmonaryPathology #LungPathology #MedEd #forensic #medicine #respiratory #MBBS #toxin #PathTwitter #PathMatch #MedicalCase #ClinicalCase #ForensicScience #AnatomicalPathology #SurgicalPathology #Microscopy #PolarizedLight #TalcGranulomatosis #IVDrugAbuse #Pathologist #MedicalEducation #Residency #PathRes #Biopsy #Pulmonology #CaseReport