11 results for “immunocompromised state”
59y · Female·Urosepsis in the setting of multiple sclerosis
…This case highlights the importance of recognising that infections can rapidly progress to sepsis in immunocompromised patients with advanced neurological conditions. Early recognition of sepsis signs and prompt antimic…
66y · Male·legionella pneumophila pneumonia
…g chemotherapy died from legionella pneumonia acquired from the Wesley Hospital water system. He was immunocompromised due to chemotherapy and corticosteroids, making him particularly vulnerable to atypical infections. …
48y · Male·Pneumonia (Klebsiella and COVID-19) complicating motor neurone disease
A 48-year-old man with motor neurone disease died from pneumonia (Klebsiella and COVID-19) while in full-time supported accommodation. He contracted COVID-19 in the week before death, and his condition rapidly declined d…
51y · Male·metastatic small round cell malignancy (Ewing's Sarcoma)
…eed as in the community, and early MRI imaging may be warranted when infection cannot be excluded in immunocompromised patients with unexplained symptoms.
17y · Female·fungal brain infection and infarction complicating fungal infection of a scalp l…
A 17-year-old Aboriginal girl in state care died on 22 May 2012 from fungal brain infection and stroke. On 19 April 2012, she caused a motor vehi…
39y · Male·aspiration pneumonia
Arthur Moumas was a 39-year-old man with severe intellectual disability who resided in Colanda Residential Services. He had chronic conditions including severe kyphoscoliosis, epilepsy, osteoporosis, and was dependent on…
78y · Male·Complications of bowel surgery; specifically post-operative chest infection and …
Barry Howroyd, a 78-year-old man, underwent routine colonoscopy on 7 August 2008 which complicated a known bowel carcinoma diagnosis. The procedure caused bowel perforation, diagnosed the next day via CT imaging. Surgica…
59y · Male·Combined effects of acute on chronic pneumonia and pulmonary thromboembolism
A 59-year-old man with intellectual disability and minimal verbal communication died from acute on chronic pneumonia and pulmonary thromboembolism. He had a long history of recurrent UTIs, chest infections, and significa…
56y · Male·Complications, including sepsis, of left leg infection (operated), in a man with…
Matthew John Pickin, a 56-year-old prisoner with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma, died from sepsis complicating a left leg infection. His lung cancer was appropriately investigated following haemoptysis in October 2021, w…
60y · Male·Pulmonary tuberculosis in a man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with…
David John Hatcher, aged 60, was a remand prisoner at Hakea who died at Fiona Stanley Hospital on 27 September 2024 from pulmonary tuberculosis superimposed on severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was hospita…
84y · Male·respiratory failure due to hospital-acquired pneumonia
Ronald Geoffrey Weeks, aged 84, died of respiratory failure due to hospital-acquired pneumonia following a hip fracture sustained in a fall at James Nash House psychiatric facility. He was serving an 8-year sentence for …
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