On sectioning of an organ at the time of autopsy, a focal, wedge-shaped firm area is seen accompanied by extensive hemorrhage, with a red appearance. The lesion has a base on the surface of the organ. This findings
is typically of:
• The morphology is characteristically present as red (hemorrhagic) infarct. The red infarcts are seen in lung, liver and intestine.
• White infarcts are seen in brain, spleen, kidney and heart.
Liver with hypovolemic shock
Heart with coronary thrombosis
Lung with pulmonary thromboembolism
Kidney with septic embolus