title: The pathophysiological mechanisms of the onset of death through accidental hypothermia and the presentation of "The little match girl" case.
abstract: Hypothermia and death caused by hypothermia may be found in a number of fiction works, mainly in novels. In the well-known story "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Andersen, one can notice that the descriptions of the phenomena occurring before the girl's death are in fact a literary presentation of the pathophysiological mechanisms of the onset of death through accidental hypothermia. This essay presents the medical aspects of the story written by Andersen.
authors.affiliation: Medical student, Faculty of General Medicine, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca.
authors.forename: Ionuţ Isaia
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Jeican
keywords: accidental hypothermia