24 results for “acute leukaemia”
4y · Male·acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
An Hoang Le Nguyen, a 4-year-old boy, died from acute lymphoblastic leukaemia with CNS involvement. He presented with a 4-day history of abdominal pain, letharg…
72y · Male·acute leukaemia on a background of ischaemic heart disease
Dennis William Gill, a 72-year-old man serving a suspended home detention sentence, died of acute leukaemia on a background of ischaemic heart disease after admission to Ashford Hospital in August 2009. H…
46y · Female·Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
…had been a resident at Thomas Embling Hospital (a forensic mental health facility) for 10 years, died from acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in November 2012. She was diagnosed with ALL in November 2011 and commenced treatm…
76y · Male·complications of acute myeloid leukaemia
A 76-year-old man died of complications from acute myeloid leukaemia while imprisoned at Loddon Prison. He developed symptoms in mid-July 2021 and was transf…
47y · Male·Follicular lymphoma with transformation to acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and the…
…died in the ICU of Prince of Wales Hospital on 5 May 2022 from follicular lymphoma that had transformed to acute lymphoblastic leukaemia with complications including tumour lysis syndrome, neutropenic sepsis, and acute …
69y · Female·Hydrocephalus and subarachnoid haemorrhage in the setting of a fall in a woman w…
A 69-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, and B cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, residing in Specialist Disability Accommodation funded through the National Disab…
71y · Male·Acute myeloid leukaemia due to transformation from chronic myelomonocytic leukae…
Peter Timms, a 71-year-old prisoner with multiple comorbidities, died from acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) transformed from chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia. He made over 40 health service …
86y · Male·combined effects of acute myeloid leukaemia, acute renal failure and staphylococ…
Patrick Lawrence Walsh, aged 86, died in custody at Royal Adelaide Hospital from combined acute myeloid leukaemia, acute renal failure, and staphylococcal pneumonia. He had a significant medical history…
76y · Male·Intracranial Haemorrhage Secondary to Blunt Head Trauma (Fall) in the Setting of…
A 76-year-old man with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukaemia in blast crisis was admitted to hospital with sepsis and pancytopenia from chemotherapy. He suffered mul…
36y · Male·T-Lymphoblastic Leukaemia/Lymphoma (T-ALL)
Matthew Biggin, a 36-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, died from T-lymphoblastic leukaemia after a 5-month illness. In August 2021, he presented with cough, throat pain and fatigue but was not fu…
27y · Male·acute myeloid leukaemia
Hayden Dawes, aged 27, died from acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) while in custody at Mannus Correctional Centre on 30 December 2018. He had previou…
59y · Male·atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease
… severe coronary stenosis (80% of left main/LAD), obesity, and previously undetected chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Seven weeks before death, occupational health screening identified cardiovascular risk factors (hyperte…
17y · Male·Multi-organ failure with terminal fungal sepsis (Aspergillus) on a background of…
Ben Witham, a 17-year-old with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, died from multi-organ failure with terminal fungal sepsis. The critical issue ide…
Unknown·acute myeloid leukaemia
Four patients with acute myeloid leukaemia died after receiving chemotherapy consolidation therapy that was administered once daily…
1y · Male·Parainfluenza, pneumonitis and asthma; haemorrhagic mucositis of the bowel and g…
Tyler Di Blasi, aged 14 months, died from complications of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) treatment. He developed parainfluenza pneumonitis, severe asthma, chemothera…
1y · Male·Complications of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Sandipan Dhar, 21 months old, died from undiagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) complicated by sepsis and pneumonia on 24 March 2024. After three weeks of i…
59y · Male·Unknown - body not recovered
…ll government agencies and financial institutions, no verified sightings occurred. The coroner, noting his acute suicidality at disappearance, inability to sustain himself financially, and complete absence of traceable …
Unknown·Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)
Four patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) died following administration of chemotherapy consolidation therapy that was deliv…
69y · Male·septic shock with multi-organ failure in a man with neutropenic sepsis on a back…
Colin Nicholson, a 69-year-old man, died from septic shock with multi-organ failure due to acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Missed opportunities occurred at multiple levels: the PathWest laboratory scienti…
64y · Male·bronchopneumonia and sepsis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a man …
…with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema) in the setting of advanced chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia and heart failure. Key clinical lessons include: (1) communication of medical information between facili…
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