26 results for “atypical pneumonia”
20y · Male·Group A streptococcus pneumonia (invasive Group A Streptococcus infection of the…
…iorated overnight and presented to hospital in cardiac arrest, dying from invasive Group A Streptococcus pneumonia. The coroner and independent medical review found the GP's management reasonable given the atypical pres…
Organising pneumonia (Sandra Boney and Norman Boney); Organising pneumonia compl…
…ing consumption of illegally home-distilled methanol-containing alcohol ('moonshine'). All presented with atypical symptoms inconsistent with simple alcohol intoxication and were diagnosed initially as alcohol withdrawal…
0y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to pneumonia and pulmonary haemorrhage
Pruseyus Sharp was a 39-day-old neonate who died from hypoxic brain injury secondary to pneumonia and pulmonary haemorrhage caused by picornavirus infection. She presented with severe apnoea and minimal…
62y · Male·multi organ failure due to atypical pneumonia
…syndrome, presented to Kangaroo Island Hospital with upper respiratory tract infection that progressed to atypical pneumonia causing multi-organ failure and death. Critical clinical lessons: blood results on 11 May 2008 …
56y · Male·fatal cardiac arrhythmia due to complications from acute bronchopneumonia and ar…
…ied in custody 17 days after arrest. He died from a fatal cardiac arrhythmia resulting from acute bronchopneumonia combined with undiagnosed arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD). Heavy alcohol use prior to …
83y · Male·pneumonia and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by Legionella ba…
An 83-year-old man died from pneumonia and respiratory distress caused by Legionella bacterium. He presented with abdominal symptoms and was in…
77y · Male·early pneumonia in an elderly man receiving terminal palliative medical care for…
James Tilbury, a 77-year-old long-term prisoner, died from early pneumonia while receiving palliative care for an atypical brain meningioma. He had complex chronic conditions incl…
29y · Male·aspiration pneumonia complicating acute and chronic Wernicke's encephalopathy an…
Grant Austin, a 29-year-old man with intellectual disability and morbid obesity, died from aspiration pneumonia complicating Wernicke's encephalopathy. He presented with prolonged refusal to eat and drink from Decemb…
68y · Male·community-acquired pneumonia in a setting of advanced centriacinar emphysema, al…
A 68-year-old man died of community-acquired pneumonia complicated by asplenia (absent splenic function), chronic liver disease from alcohol misuse, and severe…
65y · Male·Acute on chronic subdural haematoma caused by accidental falls
Steven Basil Bradley, 65, died from acute on chronic subdural haematoma following an unwitnessed fall in hospital. He had metastatic prostate cancer, ischaemic heart disease, and diabetes. On admission for chest sepsis, …
72y · Male·sepsis of undetermined source (pneumonia or spinal epidural abscess)
…ter he collapsed with septic shock and died despite ICU admission. The coroner found sepsis (likely from pneumonia or spinal epidural abscess) was the cause. Clinical lessons: sepsis presents atypically (back pain can b…
61y · Male·Right lower lobe pneumonia
Graeme William Kenny, a 61-year-old man with trisomy 21 and dementia, died from right lower lobe pneumonia on 25 December 2024 at Monash Medical Centre following palliative care. He developed upper respiratory s…
56y · Male·disseminated nocardiosis involving central nervous system, kidneys, liver and th…
Allan Kenneth Miller, 56, died from disseminated nocardiosis (rare bacterial infection) that was not diagnosed during his 12-day RAH admission. Clinicians initially suspected metastatic lung cancer based on presentation …
65y · Male·Bleeding duodenal ulcer
…is, hypoglycaemia, and postural hypotension caused by a bleeding duodenal ulcer. He was misdiagnosed with atypical pneumonia causing confusion. Critical diagnostic signs were missed: isolated elevated urea in the context…
49y · Male·pneumonia, hypoxic brain injury and cardiac arrest
…rt opinion noted clinical errors occurred but no clear causal link to fatal outcome. Death attributed to pneumonia, hypoxic brain injury and cardiac arrest on background of coronary atherosclerosis and ischaemic heart d…
65y · Male·complications, including pneumonia, of traumatic brain injury
…calling, though the neurosurgeon expert found the prison doctor's initial assessment reasonable given the atypical presentation; spinal precautions training and equipment availability should be ensured; pre-existing conf…
64y · Male·Complications of congestive cardiac failure on a background of cardiac hypertrop…
…ac hypertrophy as the primary cause. The Coroners Prevention Unit noted his initial presenting signs were atypical for cardiac failure and it remained unclear why he deteriorated so rapidly. Clinicians appropriately reco…
43y · Male·Bilateral pulmonary thrombo-emboli; contributory factors included obesity, coron…
…ateral pulmonary emboli while hospitalized at Hay District Hospital. He presented in September 2019 with pneumonia and Q fever (occupational exposure from kangaroo processing), was discharged, then readmitted in October…
66y · Male·legionella pneumophila pneumonia
A 66-year-old man with multiple myeloma undergoing chemotherapy died from legionella pneumonia acquired from the Wesley Hospital water system. He was immunocompromised due to chemotherapy and cortico…
57y · Female·Haemothorax following acute thoracic aortic dissection in a woman with congenita…
… 8 days, her presentation was reinterpreted as abdominal pathology (suspected choledocholithiasis, later pneumonia), despite imaging showing bilateral effusions. No CT chest was ordered despite her high-risk cardiac his…
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