An unusual cause of sudden child death.
Since the rise of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, there has been a massive promotion of condom use. Unfortunately, this promotion has not always been accompanied with instructions for safe use. In this case report, we describe a small child who aspirated a condom and subsequently died.
van der Heyde
Yolande
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Department of Forensic Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Sebastian.vanas@uct.ac.za
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Arjan Bastiaan Sebastian
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D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017280:Condoms; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000473:pathology*; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology