Autopsy risk and acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus infection: a case report and reappraisal.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Autopsy findings have contributed greatly to our understanding of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. To our knowledge, documented autopsy-acquired infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 has not been reported, suggesting autopsy performance is of limited risk. We present a well-documented case of autopsy-acquired human immunodeficiency virus infection in a pathologist who sustained a scalpel wound to the hand.
Medical subject headings
- Accidents, Occupational
- Autopsy
- HIV Infections
- HIV-1
- Occupational Diseases
- Occupational Exposure
- Pathology