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7 results for acute rheumatic fever

NT2012-01-03

Inquest into the death of Steven Andrew Forbes

37y · Male·acute viral pneumonia secondary to swine flu (H1N1) infection of the lungs, exac…

Steven Andrew Forbes, age 37, died of acute viral pneumonia secondary to H1N1 influenza, complicated by chronic rheumatic heart disease. He died in po…

emergency medicineinfectious diseasescommunicationsystemdicloxacillin
NT2017-01-13

Inquest into the death of Ronnie Beasley

40y · Male·ischaemic heart disease due to left ventricular hypertrophy and coronary artery …

A 40-year-old Aboriginal man with longstanding rheumatic heart disease, left ventricular hypertrophy, and coronary artery atherosclerosis died from acute myocard…

cardiologyemergency medicineproceduralaspirin
WAhospital2016-02-05

Inquest into the Death of Pauline Margaret DODD

51y · Female·Ischaemic heart disease

… involuntary psychiatric patient with long-standing bipolar affective disorder, complicated by childhood rheumatic fever causing cardiac valve damage requiring prosthetic replacement. She presented with an infected brea…

psychiatrycardiologydiagnosticolanzapine
WA2022-07-20

Inquest into the Death of Seth Gregory Victor YEEDA

19y · Male·Rheumatic heart disease (severe aortic valve regurgitation)

Seth Yeeda, 19-year-old Aboriginal male with rheumatic heart disease from childhood, died in custody from severe aortic valve regurgitation. He had required ao…

cardiologycardiothoracic surgerysystemcommunication
QLDhospital2016-06-03

James, Kesler Lee

5y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia and diffuse alveolar damage due to acute rheumatic cardit…

A 5-year-old boy with rheumatic heart disease and acute mitral valve regurgitation presented to Mt Isa Hospital with acute heart failure…

paediatricsintensive carediagnosticcommunicationfurosemide
QLDhospital2023-06-30

Booth, Yvette and Sandy, Adele and George, Shakaya (“RHD Doomadgee Cluster”)

Female·Betty: cardiac arrhythmia complicating heart failure due to consequences of past…

This inquest examined three deaths of young Aboriginal women from Doomadgee (ages 18, 37, and 17) from rheumatic heart disease (RHD) complications between September 2019 and September 2020. All three deaths were preve…

cardiologyemergency medicinecommunicationsystempenicillin
TAShospital2024-10-10

Coroner's Finding: Hill, James Fredrick

74y · Male·small intestinal ischaemia caused by aortic atherosclerosis

A 74-year-old man presented to hospital with abdominal pain following a fall. He developed hypotension, fever, tachycardia, and elevated inflammatory markers consistent with sepsis within hours of admission. Despite …

emergency medicineorthopaedic surgerydiagnosticcommunication

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