Aortic Dissection As the Cause of Death in a Patient Treated According to the Pre-Diagnosis of Poisoning: A Case Report
Sudden unexpected deaths constitute a large part of the daily work of forensic medicine, and these deaths are mostly caused by cardiovascular system disorders. Poisoning is also considered among the causes of sudden unexpected death. Every poisoning case should be considered as a forensic case, and...
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| author | Özgenur KÖKEN TOK Kenan KAYA Ebubekir ÇELİK Mete Korkut GÜLMEN |
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| description | Sudden unexpected deaths constitute a large part of the daily work of forensic medicine, and these deaths are mostly caused by cardiovascular system disorders. Poisoning is also considered among the causes of sudden unexpected death. Every poisoning case should be considered as a forensic case, and the cause of death should be investigated. In this study, the patient who was admitted to the emergency department with a history of endosulphan poisoning could not be saved despite all medical interventions for intoxication. We present a case whose cause of death was found to be pericardial tamponade caused by aortic dissection at autopsy. The aim of this study, presented by the case, is to draw attention to the negative consequences of the biased diagnostic approach in patients admitted to the emergency department and to increase awareness. It is pointed out that the diagnosis should be made after a detailed physical examination, appropriate laboratory and radiological examinations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f5c728b8a3754016bf9f888607e7f2412023-02-15T16:08:26ZengKirsehir Ahi Evran UniversityAhi Evran Medical Journal2619-92032021-08-0152165168https://doi.org/10.46332/aemj.743177 Aortic Dissection As the Cause of Death in a Patient Treated According to the Pre-Diagnosis of Poisoning: A Case ReportÖzgenur KÖKEN TOK0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9365-174XKenan KAYA1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4157-2262Ebubekir ÇELİK2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5733-8190Mete Korkut GÜLMEN 3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8729-507XCUKUROVA UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, MEDICINE PR.CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, MEDICINE PR.Ministry of Justice, Council of Forensic Medicine, Adana, TurkeyCUKUROVA UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, MEDICINE PR.Sudden unexpected deaths constitute a large part of the daily work of forensic medicine, and these deaths are mostly caused by cardiovascular system disorders. Poisoning is also considered among the causes of sudden unexpected death. Every poisoning case should be considered as a forensic case, and the cause of death should be investigated. In this study, the patient who was admitted to the emergency department with a history of endosulphan poisoning could not be saved despite all medical interventions for intoxication. We present a case whose cause of death was found to be pericardial tamponade caused by aortic dissection at autopsy. The aim of this study, presented by the case, is to draw attention to the negative consequences of the biased diagnostic approach in patients admitted to the emergency department and to increase awareness. It is pointed out that the diagnosis should be made after a detailed physical examination, appropriate laboratory and radiological examinations.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1121084endosulphaneautopsyaortic dissectionpoisoning |
| spellingShingle | Özgenur KÖKEN TOK Kenan KAYA Ebubekir ÇELİK Mete Korkut GÜLMEN Aortic Dissection As the Cause of Death in a Patient Treated According to the Pre-Diagnosis of Poisoning: A Case Report Ahi Evran Medical Journal endosulphane autopsy aortic dissection poisoning |
| title | Aortic Dissection As the Cause of Death in a Patient Treated According to the Pre-Diagnosis of Poisoning: A Case Report |
| title_full | Aortic Dissection As the Cause of Death in a Patient Treated According to the Pre-Diagnosis of Poisoning: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Aortic Dissection As the Cause of Death in a Patient Treated According to the Pre-Diagnosis of Poisoning: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aortic Dissection As the Cause of Death in a Patient Treated According to the Pre-Diagnosis of Poisoning: A Case Report |
| title_short | Aortic Dissection As the Cause of Death in a Patient Treated According to the Pre-Diagnosis of Poisoning: A Case Report |
| title_sort | aortic dissection as the cause of death in a patient treated according to the pre diagnosis of poisoning a case report |
| topic | endosulphane autopsy aortic dissection poisoning |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1121084 |
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