32 results for “thrombocytopenia”
44y · Male·intracerebral haemorrhage due to vaccine-induced prothrombotic immune thrombocyt…
… Reed, aged 44, died from an intracerebral haemorrhage caused by vaccine-induced prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia (VIPIT) following AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination. He presented with a four-day headache approximate…
52y · Male·Head injury sustained in a fall following excessive consumption of alcohol
Kenneth Lister, a 52-year-old man with chronic alcoholism, cirrhosis, thrombocytopenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder, was found deceased at home following a fall with head injury. He…
35y · Male·head injury in a man with chronic liver disease
A 35-year-old male prisoner with chronic hepatitis C cirrhosis and thrombocytopenia died from traumatic brain injury sustained during an unprovoked assault by another prisoner. A single…
1y · Male·Parainfluenza, pneumonitis and asthma; haemorrhagic mucositis of the bowel and g…
…) treatment. He developed parainfluenza pneumonitis, severe asthma, chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and gastrointestinal bleeding with haemorrhagic mucositis. Despite appropriate intensive management …
50y · Male·Multiple pulmonary thromboemboli due to deep vein thrombosis following pharyngea…
…night, leading to respiratory arrest and subsequent thromboembolism. Autopsy revealed heparin-induced thrombocytopenia as a contributing factor. Had CPAP been used or continuous pulse oximetry implemented, the patient wo…
59y · Female·multiple cerebral infarction due to infective endocarditis
…ditis with septicaemia but was discharged with a viral diagnosis. Critical clinical findings—profound thrombocytopenia (platelets 23), fever, and general systemic toxicity combined with her known valvular disease history…
14y · Female·blunt force head injury
…ed while absent and suffered a subdural haemorrhage from blunt head trauma, exacerbated by her severe thrombocytopenia. She died on 29 January 2006. Key failures included: inadequate handover communication between shifts…
63y · Female·Intra-cerebral bleed secondary to thrombocytopenia in a person with prolymphocyt…
…y, 63, died on 14 February 2006 at Bunbury Regional Hospital from an intracerebral bleed secondary to thrombocytopenia (platelet count of 1) arising from prolymphocytic leukaemia. She had been in remission following chem…
62y · Female·Hypovolaemic and cardiogenic shock (hysterectomy) in the context of cardiomegaly…
A 62-year-old woman with significant comorbidities (cirrhosis, cardiomegaly, thrombocytopenia, chronic kidney disease, COPD) died from hypovolaemic and cardiogenic shock during elective total lap…
48y · Male·Multi-organ failure from acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage associated with oeso…
…ageal varices on a background of liver cirrhosis. He had a medical history of hepatitis C, cirrhosis, thrombocytopenia, and anaemia. Clinical warning signs were present: he reported blood in stool in 2016 and black stool…
29y · Female·multi-lobe community acquired pneumonia and respiratory failure
Clare Louise Harrison, a 29-year-old woman with long-standing anorexia nervosa diagnosed at age 17, died from community-acquired pneumonia and respiratory failure after a final 21-day admission to Alice Springs Hospital.…
50y · Female·Irreversible hypoxic brain injury sustained during surgery for meningioma resect…
Hellen Marsh, a 50-year-old woman with Fragile X Syndrome and a brain meningioma, died from irreversible hypoxic brain injury sustained during tumour resection surgery. Significant intraoperative blood loss (4,500ml esti…
83y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
Ellis Newton Hughes, 83-year-old retired mining engineer with metastatic prostate cancer, sustained a femoral fracture in a fall on 5 February 2020. He underwent open reduction and internal fixation on 10 February 2020 a…
41y · Male·Acute liver failure with contributing Castleman's disease
A 41-year-old Aboriginal man with HIV and Castleman's disease died from acute liver failure while on home detention. He had variable compliance with antiretroviral therapy, exacerbated by amphetamine use disorder and men…
60y · Male·Complications of gastrointestinal haemorrhage due to cirrhosis of the liver seco…
Hassan Mohamed Youssef, a 60-year-old sentenced prisoner, died from gastrointestinal haemorrhage complications secondary to cirrhosis from hepatitis B. He presented with multiple serious pre-existing conditions including…
<1y · Male·severe neonatal encephalopathy, post palliative care; possible underlying cause:…
A 29-day-old neonate died from severe neonatal encephalopathy following birth asphyxia. The infant was born after prolonged induction and protracted second-stage labour at Lyell McEwin Hospital, followed by instrumental …
22y · Male·Meningococcal meningitis and sepsis
Daniel Roulant, 22, died from meningococcal meningitis and sepsis within 24 hours of symptom onset. He presented to his GP on 23 November 2017 with a viral head cold, low-grade fever (37.4°C), and normal ENT/chest examin…
21y · Female·Multiple organ failure as a result of overwhelming Streptococcus pyogenes (Group…
… Hospital, failure to diagnose sepsis promptly despite markedly elevated CRP (361 mg/L), lymphopenia, thrombocytopenia, and tachycardia from early morning. Dr G. recognised her illness was beyond her expertise and approp…
67y · Female·bronchopneumonia and acute liver failure on a background of liver cirrhosis and …
Valerie Kelly, a 67-year-old woman with cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and multiple comorbidities, died at Royal Perth Hospital from bronchopneumonia and acute liver failure. She was in custody at Bandyup Women's P…
72y · Male·Diffuse large B cell lymphoma
Douglas Stott, a 72-year-old prisoner with diffuse large B cell lymphoma, died of natural causes in hospital on 7 January 2021. He had been receiving telehealth oncology consultations while incarcerated but refused in-pe…
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