title: Unusual sudden death: two case reports of hemorrhage by rupture of varicose veins.
abstract: Although varicose veins are frequent, they are rarely considered lethal. Still, rupture of a varicosity can result in significant and even fatal hemorrhage. External hemorrhage is an unusual complication of this common venous pathology. Reported here are 2 cases of severe external hemorrhage resulting from the perforation of a varicose vein.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Sciences Judiciaires et de Médecine Légale, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Stéphanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Racette
authors.forename: Anny
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sauvageau
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003645:Death, Sudden; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology