Pyaemia ? Consecutive to a Gunshot Wound which had healed Sixteen Months previously, resulting in Death.

Death due to accidentally self-inflicted gunshot wound.

A 37-year-old man, with the entrance gunshot wound on the front of the right leg several cm above the knee, was found dead at home in his bed. No other lesions were observed except a contusion ring around the wound that spread downward and to the right. On autopsy, the wound path was followed upward from the entrance wound (0.7 cm in diameter). The bullet went through the medial aspect of the q...

Chylothorax secondary to gunshot wound.

BACKGROUND Chylothorax is the occurrence of chyle in the pleural space due to damage or obstruction of the thoracic duct. Its etiology can be traumatic or nontraumatic. Traumatic lesion of the thoracic duct occurs after accidents or cardiothoracic surgery. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is the most frequent nontraumatic etiology. Milky aspect and high content of triglycerides in pleural fluid confirm t...

Gunshot wound in pregnancy.

G wounds to the gravid uterus and fetus are becoming more common. In most cases, a pregnant uterus is a target in the second and third trimester. The gravid uterus often shield other maternal organs, and the mother may survive such injuries while the fetus is effected.1 Survival of the infant depends on the type of injury, degree of intrauterine asphyxia, maturity, and postnatal course. A 16-ye...

Case of Gunshot Wound

Gunshot Wound of Bladder

However, three weeks after this visit to Hospital on the 28th of January, he came again complaining that he was rapidly becoming weak through large losses of blood in his urine. A specimen showed that very large quantities were being passed. The first thought that crossed my mind was that there were more pieces of necrosed bone in the bladder, but on passing a small sound, which entered the nec...