Abstract:
Bone marrow embolism in electrocution was first described in the literature by Rappaport
et al (Am J Pathol. 1951;27(3):407Y433) in 1951. Two case studies demonstrating this phenomenon
are reported here, one involving high-voltage exposure with associated skeletal in-juries and the
other involving domestic current and without evidence of skeletal injury. Both cases demonstrated
bone marrow embolism on histologic examination of the lungs. The purposes of this article are to
reiterate the existence of this unusual phenomenon and to consider possible pathogenetic
mechanisms.
