It is not uncommon for the forensic pathologist to question whether a deceased person had experienced sepsis that could have either been the cause of or contributed to the person's death. Often, the missing typical pathologic factors or lack of clinical and circumstantial information on the death render the autopsy of a sepsis-related death a difficult task for the forensic pathologist. Several authors emphasize on how an immunohistochemical analysis could help in diagnosing death related to sepsis. The research we carried out analyzes the main scientific studies in the literature, primarily the tracing of 21 immunohistochemical antigens evaluated to help diagnose death related to sepsis. The purpose of this review was to analyze and summarize the markers studied until now and to consider the limitations of immunohistochemistry that currently exist with regard to this particular field of forensic pathology. Immunohistochemistry provided interesting and promising results, but further studies are needed in order for them to be confirmed, so that they may be applied in standard forensic practice.

Immunohistochemistry in the Postmortem Diagnosis of Sepsis: A Systematic Review

Barranco, Rosario;Ventura, Francesco
2019-01-01

Abstract

It is not uncommon for the forensic pathologist to question whether a deceased person had experienced sepsis that could have either been the cause of or contributed to the person's death. Often, the missing typical pathologic factors or lack of clinical and circumstantial information on the death render the autopsy of a sepsis-related death a difficult task for the forensic pathologist. Several authors emphasize on how an immunohistochemical analysis could help in diagnosing death related to sepsis. The research we carried out analyzes the main scientific studies in the literature, primarily the tracing of 21 immunohistochemical antigens evaluated to help diagnose death related to sepsis. The purpose of this review was to analyze and summarize the markers studied until now and to consider the limitations of immunohistochemistry that currently exist with regard to this particular field of forensic pathology. Immunohistochemistry provided interesting and promising results, but further studies are needed in order for them to be confirmed, so that they may be applied in standard forensic practice.
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