[Unattended fatal haemorrhage associated with spontaneous rupture of peripheral varicosity].
Crural ulcers are found in 3-5 % of the population, venous ulcers appear in 0,15-2 % of the population. Acute hemorrhage from venous ulcer is a rare complication which can lead to unattended and rapid external blood loss. Herein we present a case of 65-year-old man who was found in the kitchen of his flat in a large pool of blood with blood-tinged simple bandage applied on the right leg. At autopsy was revealed rupture of varicose vein at the base of large venous ulcer leading to fatal haemorrhage.
Ustav soudniho lekarstvi FN a LF UK, Hradec, Kralove. hejnap@lfhk.cuni.cz
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D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology