Fatal haemorrhage following male ritual circumcision.
Lethal complications following ritual circumcision are extremely rare, the most common being sepsis. We present here a case of fatal haemorrhage from a tiny incision of the glans, following a 'home' circumcision of a 6-week-old baby. The post-mortem examination disclosed idiopathic neonatal hepatitis. It is suggested that the previously undiagnosed hepatic condition was responsible for the fatal haemorrhage.
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The National Centre of Forensic Medicine, 67 Ben Zvi Rd., PO Box 49015, Tel Aviv, 61490, Israel.
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