Finding into death of FBN

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A 55-year-old man with known HIV infection, who was homeless and vulnerable, was found unconscious in a hot bath at a friend's home in South Yarra and rapidly transported to hospital. He presented with profound shock, hyperthermia (40°C), multiorgan failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Despite appropriate and intensive clinical management including emergency intubation, mechanical ventilation, vasopressor support, and continuous renal replacement therapy, he died within hours of admission. The cause of death remains unascertained. Comprehensive post-mortem examination and toxicology revealed features consistent with shock but no definitive underlying cause—no significant infection, trauma, or substantial natural disease. Hyperthermia from a possible combination of environmental heat exposure and methylamphetamine use is suspected but not proven. The coroner found no suspicious circumstances or third-party involvement.

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