Sudden death due to cerebral malaria: A case report

被引:4
作者
Prat, S. [1 ]
Desoubeaux, G. [2 ]
Lefrancq, Th [3 ]
Chandenier, J. [2 ]
Saint-Martin, P. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tours, Ctr Hosp Univ Tours, Inst Medico Legal, F-37044 Tours 9, France
[2] Ctr Hosp Univ Tours, Parasitol Lab, F-37044 Tours 9, France
[3] Ctr Pathol, F-58000 Nevers, France
关键词
Forensic pathology; Cerebral malaria; Sudden death; Plasmodium falciparum;
D O I
10.1016/j.jflm.2013.03.026
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];
学科分类号
0301 ; 10 ;
摘要
Malaria is generally diagnosed ante-mortem. Few post-mortem cases have been described in the literature. Post-mortem cases may present as sudden and unexpected deaths of young individuals rising suspicious of unnatural death, and may therefore be investigated by medical examiners. We present the case of a 24-year-old man who died a few days after returning from a trip to Mali (Africa). Death was attributed to cerebral malaria after a thorough post-mortem investigation. The pathological aspects underlying the fatal outcome are discussed. (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd and Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. All rights reserved.
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