Sudden Death Due to Alcoholism

Sudden death due to the Acetone toxicity

Propanone is a volatile liquid that can be absorbed by ingestion, inhalation, dermal and is distributed throughout the body. In this study, a fatal case involving acetone poisoning, who was worked in the Red Crescent Medical Center is presented. The deceased was found four hours after death. He was a 25-year-old male nurse and not married. There are the history of smoking since four years ago, ...

Sudden death due to cardiac toxoplasmosis.

The recognition of cardiac toxoplasmosis has increased in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The functional consequences of toxoplasmosis of heart vary considerably depending on the intensity of inflammatory reaction, the extent of involvement of myocardial muscle fibers by necrosis and intramyocytic presence of tachyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii. This report describes a case of to...

Sudden death due to isolated adrenal tuberculosis.

A 65 year old man admitted to hospital for investigation of pleural thickening was found to have carcinoma of the prostate with metastases. Before investigations were completed the patient collapsed unexpectedly with hypotension. A post mortem examination revealed tuberculosis of both adrenal glands without evidence of tuberculosis in any other organ.

Sudden death due to physical exercise in the elderly.

Physical exercise has a beneficial effect to the humans. Sudden death in healthy persons engaged in physical exercise is extremely rare since healthy heart is protected from complications. The records of five elderly men who died during or immediately after exercise in the period between 1988-2001 in our region have been given, out of 23 men (and no one woman) aged 14-68 who died due to physica...

Sudden death in young people due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.