title: Unexpected active tuberculosis on Post Mortem CT: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Unexpected active tuberculosis (TB) at autopsy represents a serious transmissible health risk to mortuary and laboratory staff. Post Mortem CT (PMCT) is widely accepted as a valuable adjunct to autopsy throughout the world, but the uptake and implementation varies from country to country. We present a case of unexpected active TB on PMCT and review the literature on the incidence of and risks from the condition. We use this unexpected finding, and the fact that PMCT was in this case also able to provide the information for parts I and II of the Death Certificate as a further argument for the routine use of PMCT by all Forensic Institutes.
authors.affiliation: Edinburgh Forensic Radiology and Anthropology Imaging Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Siobhan.mclaughlin@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Siobhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.affiliation: Edinburgh Forensic Radiology and Anthropology Imaging Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kind
authors.affiliation: Edinburgh Forensic Radiology and Anthropology Imaging Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.affiliation: Edinburgh Forensic Radiology and Anthropology Imaging Centre, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bouhaidar
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Forensics; Post Mortem CT; Tuberculosis