Abstract:Subnuclear vacuolization of the renal tubular epithelium refers to discrete lipid vacuoles displacing the nuclei toward the lumen. This phenomenon has been associated with conditions sharing fatal ketoacidosis as a common denominator. This retrospective study aimed to investigate renal tubular epithelial subnuclear vacuolization and other postmortem examination findings in fatal hypothermia and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) cases.Fourteen cases with hypothermia and 19 cases with DKA were included. More cases wit… Show more
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