Sudden death due to aortic dissection in early pregnancy - a case report

Forensic pathologists come across many deaths due to natural causes which are sudden. Sudden natural deaths in females who are pregnant warrant thorough investigation and a medico-legal autopsy to rule out any foul play. Here, we report a case of 21-year-old primigravida in her first trimester who s...

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Published inThe Medico-legal journal Vol. 85; no. 3; p. 162
Main Authors Shetty, Akshith Rs, Girish Chandra, Y P, Praveen, S, Gajula, Somusekhar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.09.2017
Subjects
Aneurysm, Dissecting - complications
Aneurysm, Dissecting - diagnosis
Aneurysm, Dissecting - mortality
Autopsy
Death, Sudden - etiology
Death, Sudden - pathology
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Young Adult
sudden natural death
Forensic pathology
aortic dissection
sudden death in pregnancy
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Summary:Forensic pathologists come across many deaths due to natural causes which are sudden. Sudden natural deaths in females who are pregnant warrant thorough investigation and a medico-legal autopsy to rule out any foul play. Here, we report a case of 21-year-old primigravida in her first trimester who suddenly complained of severe chest pain and was brought dead to the hospital with no history suggestive of prior natural disease. At autopsy, the death was attributed to dissection of ascending aorta.
ISSN:2042-1834