Sudden death in police pursuit.
A rare complication of sickle cell trait is sudden death and collapse. Military recruits, pilots, and subjects exposed to hypoxic stress such as high altitude and experiencing sudden cardiorespiratory collapse as a result of sickle cell trait have been well described. This is a case of a 13-year-old black male who collapsed after a police pursuit and was found to have sickle cell trait and microscopic evidence of asthma.
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Palm Beach County Medical Examiner's Office, West Palm Beach, FL, USA.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D005082:Physical Exertion; D016495:Police; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology