An unexplained death in the COVID-19 isolation ward: A case report

Authors

  • Manas Ranjan Sahu Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India
  • Preetam Kumar Lenka Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India
  • Amit Kumar Adhya Department of Pathology and Lab medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India
  • Jayan Jayapalan Nair Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India

Keywords:

COVID 19, Sudden death, Unexpected death, Medico-legal autops

Abstract

A 35-year-old male was referred for autopsy from a District Headquarter hospital, where he was admitted to the COVID isolation  ward with suspicion of being infected. His clinical history was a day of fever with chills and abdominal pain. He was alone overnight  in the isolation ward post collection of his nasal swabs for screening and blood for routine laboratory tests. However, he was found  lying dead on the floor within 18 hours of hospitalization. 

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Published

2021-08-14

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 2 (2021): Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine (Apr-Jun) 2021

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Ranjan Sahu, M., Kumar Lenka, P., Kumar Adhya , A., & Jayapalan Nair, J. (2021). An unexplained death in the COVID-19 isolation ward: A case report . Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, 43(2), 185-187. https://jiafm.in/index.php/jiafm/article/view/125