The lungs weighed together 950 gm.. On the surfaces of both lungs there were emphysematous blebs measuring up to 3 cm. in diameter. The parenchyma was slightly hyperemic in the apex of the left lung, and there were several firm, gray, fibrocalcific nodules measuring as large as 3 mm.. Microscopically, there was emphysema, fibrosis, and vascular congestion. Macrophages laden with brown pigment were seen in some of the alveoli, and the intima of some of the small arteries was thickened by fibrous tissue.

The firm red spleen weighed 410 gm., and its surface was mottled by discrete, small patches of white material. The endothelial cells lining the sinusoids were prominent, and many contained large quantities of hemosiderin. Some of the sinusoids contained large numbers of nucleated red cells, and cells of the granulocytic series were found in small numbers. There were slight fibrosis and marked arteriolosclerosis.

The liver weighed 2090 gm., was brown in color, and the cut surface was mottled by irregular pale areas. Microscopically, there was hyperemia of the central veins, and there was some atrophy of adjacent parenchyma. Some liver cord cells contained vacuolated cytoplasm, while others had small amounts of brown hemosiderin pigment.

The gallbladder contained about 40 cc. of green brown bile and 3 smooth, dark-green calculi measuring up to 1 cm. in diameter.

The mucosa of the stomach was atrophic and irregularly blackened over a 14 cm. area. The small and large intestines were filled with gas, and the jejunum was dilated to about 2 times its normal circumference. The small intestine and colon contained approximately 300 cc. of foul-smelling, sanguineous material, and the mucosa throughout was hyperemic and mottled green brown. A careful search failed to show occlusion of any of the mesenteric vessels. Microscopically, the mucosa of the stomach showed extensive cytolysis and contained large numbers of Gram-negative bacterial rods. The submucosa was focally infiltrated with neutrophils. The mucosa of the jejunum and ileum showed similar changes, and in some areas the submucosa was edematous and contained considerable numbers of neutrophils. Some of the small vessels were filled with fibrin thrombi, and there was extensive interstitial hemorrhage. A section of the colon revealed intense hyperemia and extensive focal ulcerations of the mucosa, associated with much fibrin and many neutrophils. Cultures taken from the jejunum yielded Monilia albicans, Pseudomonas pyocanea, Aerobacter aerogenes, and Streptococcus anhemolyticus.