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Fatal Massive Pulmonary Embolism Following a Minor Ankle Injury as a Rare Cause of Sudden Unexpected Death: A Case Report

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2019-07-01

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15422224
10672516

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10.1053/j.jfas.2018.11.019

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2-s2.0-85064447693

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Mahidol University

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Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. Vol.58, No.4 (2019), 792-794

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Supawon Srettabunjong Fatal Massive Pulmonary Embolism Following a Minor Ankle Injury as a Rare Cause of Sudden Unexpected Death: A Case Report. Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. Vol.58, No.4 (2019), 792-794. doi:10.1053/j.jfas.2018.11.019 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/51550

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Fatal Massive Pulmonary Embolism Following a Minor Ankle Injury as a Rare Cause of Sudden Unexpected Death: A Case Report

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Supawon Srettabunjong

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Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Abstract

© 2018 the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Venous thromboembolism is a condition that includes both deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism. Pulmonary thromboembolism is a condition that is familiar to forensic pathologists for its common cause of sudden unexpected death. Fatal pulmonary thromboembolism following deep vein thrombosis has been previously reported as a consequence of major ankle injury but not following minor ankle injury. Here, I report the case of sudden unexpected death in a 54-year-old female without known underlying risk factors for venous thromboembolism, except for a history of minor injury at her left ankle, which possibly caused local vascular wall damage with subsequent deep vein thrombosis and eventual massive pulmonary thromboembolism.

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Medicine

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https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/51550

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