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- Title
An autopsy case of sudden unexplained death caused by malaria.
- Authors
Menezes, Ritesh G; Kanchan, Tanuj; Rai, Sharada; Jagadish Rao, P P; Naik, Ramadas; Suresh Kumar Shetty, B; Lobo, Stany W; Chauhan, Aman; Shetty, Mahabalesh; Mathai, Alka Mary
- Abstract
Sudden unexplained deaths, especially those unwitnessed can lead to forensic issues and would necessitate the need for a meticulous and complete postmortem examination including ancillary investigations to discover the cause of death. We herein report a case of sudden unexplained death caused by malaria in an apparently healthy individual. This fatal case is presented to remind the forensic pathologist of the possibility of malaria as a cause of sudden unexplained death in malaria-endemic regions. In the present case, histopathological examination demonstrated the presence of parasitized red blood cells with malarial pigment in the blood capillaries in the brain, myocardium, pericardium, lungs, kidneys, liver, and the spleen. Cerebral malaria with acute renal insufficiency or pulmonary edema with an acute respiratory distress syndrome might have been the cause of death.
- Publication
Journal of forensic sciences, 2010, Vol 55, Issue 3, p835
- ISSN
1556-4029
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01328.x