title: Sudden death due to aortic dissection in early pregnancy - a case report.
abstract: Forensic pathologists come across many deaths due to natural causes which are sudden. Sudden natural deaths in females who are pregnant warrant thorough investigation and a medico-legal autopsy to rule out any foul play. Here, we report a case of 21-year-old primigravida in her first trimester who suddenly complained of severe chest pain and was brought dead to the hospital with no history suggestive of prior natural disease. At autopsy, the death was attributed to dissection of ascending aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Akshith Rs
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Girish Chandra
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Praveen
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Somusekhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gajula
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D001344:Autopsy; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Forensic pathology; aortic dissection; sudden death in pregnancy; sudden natural death