title: Fatal ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in an anonymous egg donor.
abstract: Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome is a rare, but potentially life-threatening iatrogenic disorder arising from ovulation induction or ovarian hyperstimulation for assisted reproduction techniques. We report a case of a 26-year-old multiparous woman, an anonymous egg donor, who died a few hours after undergoing a procedure to donate eggs at an in vitro fertilization clinic. Her husband alleged that medical negligence had led to her death. The autopsy confirmed death due to ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. We know of no previous descriptions of fatal ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in an anonymous egg donor in medico-legal literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shashank
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pooniya
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India drchitta75@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Behera
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Mridha
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Bhardwaj
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Tabin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Millo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000401:mortality*; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007194:India; D008318:Malpractice; D016471:Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010062:Ovulation Induction / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality
keywords: Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome; anonymous young egg donor; autopsy; fatal