86 results for “acute hepatitis”
36y · Female·Excited delirium
…orderline personality disorder with features of post-traumatic stress related to childhood sexual abuse, hepatitis C treated with interferon, and haemochromatosis. On the evening of death, she became increasingly agitat…
58y · Male·Multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma due to cirrhosis of the liver due to hepatit…
Michael Leslie Burrell, a 58-year-old prisoner with terminal hepatocellular carcinoma secondary to hepatitis C and cirrhosis, died in the Princess Alexandra Hospital Secure Unit. He was admitted to the ED on 17 Se…
45y · Male·Intra-abdominal haemorrhage due to ruptured spleen due to splenomegaly due to ci…
…re was either spontaneous or a secondary delayed rupture from minor/silent injury. Expert review found his acute medical care appropriate. Key clinical lessons: prisoners with cirrhosis and splenomegaly require regular …
42y · Female·Subarachnoid haemorrhage as a consequence of rupture of saccular aneurysm of the…
Kerry-Ann Long, a 42-year-old woman in custody at Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre, collapsed suddenly on 3 February 2009 from rupture of a previously undiagnosed anterior communicating artery aneurysm causing subara…
38y · Female·end stage renal failure (Stage 5 chronic kidney disease)
Ms Harwood, a 38-year-old transgender woman with end-stage renal disease, died of natural causes following refusal of dialysis. Her mother claimed the death was suicide prompted by fear of returning to prison following a…
53y · Male·Sepsis from infected ascites (E. coli) in a man with cirrhosis of the liver, hep…
…s, hepatocellular carcinoma, and diffuse B-cell lymphoma. He was admitted to hospital in septic shock with acute abdominal pain on 14 November 2011 and died 8 days later. Ascitic fluid was appropriately aspirated and cu…
57y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to drug-induced liver injury caused by sodium valproate …
…CADASIL syndrome, was prescribed sodium valproate for migraine prophylaxis in November 2019. She developed acute hepatitis approximately 5 months later, presenting with jaundice, nausea, and dark urine. Critical failure…
48y · Male·sepsis and renal failure due to perforated gastric ulcer
A 48-year-old man with hepatitis C and schizo-affective disorder presented to West Coast District Hospital on 20 October 2014 with severe…
Male·Complications of alcohol and hepatitis C-related liver disease
Peter Young, an Aboriginal man with advanced alcoholic cirrhosis and recently acquired hepatitis C infection, died of multi-organ failure while on remand in custody. He received appropriate standard me…
42y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy; cardiac arrest; cardiomegaly
A 42-year-old man with schizophrenia died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest at a mental health community care unit. He had been admitted voluntarily for alcohol rehabilitat…
49y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia as a consequence of recent intracranial and intra-cerebra…
Peter Raymond Jacobs, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man with severe cirrhosis and chronic alcohol abuse, was apprehended by police on 5 April 2008 for intoxication. He fell twice before custody (hitting his head at Town Hall …
42y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease - coronary atherosclerosis and thrombosis
…mic heart disease with coronary atherosclerosis and thrombosis. He presented with symptoms consistent with acute coronary syndrome (arm pain, vomiting) in the days before his death, which were initially attributed to ot…
36y · Male·Cardiac failure associated with intravenous methylamphetamine abuse and exertion
A 36-year-old man died from cardiac failure associated with intravenous methylamphetamine abuse and exertion. He had injected methylamphetamine and subsequently engaged in intense physical activity (running, climbing fen…
18y · Female·Severe cardiogenic shock caused by myocarditis as a consequence of an unknown vi…
…toms (nausea, vomiting, fatigue, cough) consistent with viral illness. A locum GP diagnosed Epstein-Barr hepatitis on 31 May but did not recognise the underlying cardiac deterioration. Cardiologists agreed that a chest …
Unknown·Sodium nitrite toxicity
… with mental health conditions, and recognising when chronic conditions and psychiatric comorbidity create acute suicide risk requiring active treatment and support.
55y · Male·Traumatic brain injury caused by blunt force to the head sustained in a fall
…ant efficacy in methadone-maintained patients. Justice Health and Corrective Services provided appropriate acute care, timely hospitalisation, and follow-up. The independent expert review found no deficiency in medical …
55y · Male·ruptured dissection of the thoracic aorta
Tien Chung Nguyen, a 55-year-old male prisoner, died from rupture of a thoracic aortic dissection during emergency surgery at Royal Perth Hospital. He presented with chest pain and dyspnoea at Wooroloo Prison on 26 Novem…
35y · Male·intra-abdominal haemorrhage caused by ruptured spleen
A 35-year-old man with chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, hepatitis C and other comorbidities presented to his GP on 24 January 2007 with acute severe chest pain, profuse s…
44y · Male·intravenous injection of foreign debris (crushed tablets) associated with chroni…
Timothy Wellington, a 44-year-old man with longstanding opioid and polysubstance use disorder, died from acute pulmonary hypertension caused by intravenous injection of foreign debris (crushed tablets). He had been pr…
30y · Male·diffuse alveolar damage, a complication of bacterial endocarditis
… damage. He was imprisoned for nine months and presented to the prison medical centre on 24 June 2005 with acute left-sided pain and inability to move his legs. Hospital evaluation revealed bacterial endocarditis affect…
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