Abstract
The history of Anatomical Pathology in the state of Paraná, in southern Brazil, is closely linked with the foundation of the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). This study identified the first central nervous system (CNS) clinical autopsy performed by the Department of Anatomical Pathology of the UFPR. This study reviewed the autopsy report archives of the Hospital de Clínicas-UFPR from 1951 onward. The clinical anatomy interpretations of the autopsy report and possible etiologic agents were discussed. The first adult clinical autopsy with CNS study was performed on April 23, 1952 on a 45-year-old man with lobar pneumonia with abscesses complicated by bacterial meningitis. This case was the first CNS clinical autopsy performed in the state of Paraná and, possibly, in southern Brazil. The death was due to an infectious disease, which was the main cause of death in Brazil in the 1950s.
Highlights
In the archives of the Department of Anatomical Pathology and Physiology, of the HC-Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), there are a total of 13,986 autopsy examinations, performed between 1951 and 2014
The first autopsy performed by the Department of Anatomical Pathology and Physiology of the School of Medicine of the UFPR was performed on November 18, 1951 on a 32-yearold white widowed woman
Autopsy services in other cities in Paraná state started in the 1960s and ’70s3; there is strong evidence that autopsy no. 70 was the first central nervous system (CNS) clinical autopsy study performed in an anatomical pathology university laboratory in Paraná state, as well as in southern Brazil, as Professor Tibiriçá moved from the UFPR to the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul to organize the Anatomical Pathology service in the state of Rio Grande do Sul[4]
Summary
Este estudo identificou a primeira autópsia clínica do sistema nervoso central (SNC) realizada pelo Departamento de Anatomia Patológica da UFPR. Conclusão: Este caso é a primeira autópsia clínica em adulto com estudo do SNC do estado do Paraná e possivelmente do Sul do Brasil. The history of Anatomical Pathology in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil, is linked to the development of the Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR).
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