56y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest
…became unresponsive. Autopsy revealed multiple contributing cardiac and respiratory pathology: myocardial fibrosis with mural thrombus, pulmonary thromboembolism, chronic liver disease with portal hypertension, and pulmo…
48y · Male·Pulmonary fibrosis associated with scoliosis
…illiam Ian Davenport, a 48-year-old man with Trisomy 4p, scoliosis, and multiple comorbidities died from pulmonary fibrosis associated with scoliosis. He presented with productive cough on 15 September 2017, treated wit…
63y · Male·respiratory failure in a man with lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary dis…
Stephen Craig Solly, aged 63, died from respiratory failure due to advanced lung cancer, COPD, and pulmonary fibrosis while an involuntary psychiatric patient at Graylands Hospital. He had paranoid schizophrenia, …
66y · Female·Complications of pulmonary fibrosis and bronchiectasis in a woman with cerebral …
Linda Stanton, a 66-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, pulmonary fibrosis, and bronchiectasis, died from complications of her lung disease. She had required six hospital…
90y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to pulmonary fibrosis and dementia
A 90-year-old man with advanced dementia and terminal pulmonary fibrosis died of aspiration pneumonia at a residential aged care facility. He had experienced multiple s…
64y · Male·end-stage interstitial lung disease
…Collins, aged 64, died in Yatala Labour Prison from end-stage interstitial lung disease. He had advanced pulmonary fibrosis, recurrent pneumonia, obesity, and poor mobility. Following hospitalisation at Royal Adelaide H…
86y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia
…had significant comorbidities including dysphagia with aspiration risk, severe malnutrition, asbestosis, pulmonary fibrosis, and prior strokes. The Coronial Medical Consultant found the hospital care was of good standar…
52y · Female·Respiratory failure due to recurrent aspiration pneumonia; Down syndrome as unde…
…on pneumonia while in residential care. She had a documented history of chronic aspiration pneumonia and pulmonary fibrosis requiring multiple hospital admissions. She was discharged from hospital on 30 June 2010 on a p…
45y · Male·severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Troy Michael Conley, aged 45, died from severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) while imprisoned. He had developed progressive lung disease from occupational exposure to…
52y · Male·drowning
…d fishing vessel skipper with significant pre-existing health conditions including tuberculosis with lung fibrosis (effectively single lung), was swept overboard from the fishing vessel Lucca during Cyclone Alby on 1 Apr…
56y · Female·Cardiomegaly
…t her group home and could not be revived despite CPR. Autopsy revealed an enlarged heart with myocardial fibrosis and mild coronary artery disease—conditions commonly associated with her long-standing hypertension. The …
82y · Female·Hyperkalaemia due to acute renal failure on a background of end stage pulmonary …
An 82-year-old woman with terminal pulmonary fibrosis and chronic respiratory failure presented with chest pain, hyperkalaemia and metabolic acidosis…
60y · Male·Complications of chronic lung disease (emphysema, foreign body giant cell reacti…
A 60-year-old man with severe emphysema, atherosclerotic coronary disease, and secondary pulmonary hypertension died at home. He had a history of heavy smoking, chronic back pain treated with morphine, a…
55y · Male·Complications of fibrosing alveolitis
John Majinski, a 55-year-old prisoner with severe fibrosing alveolitis, pulmonary hypertension, diabetes, and recurrent infections, died from complications of his lung disease while inca…
84y · Male·respiratory failure due to hospital-acquired pneumonia
… from the natural progression of multiple comorbidities (diabetes, ischaemic heart disease, interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, dementia) complicated by hospitalisation. While the hospital-acquired pneumonia itself did not…
79y · Male·Acute Myocardial Infarction; Underlying multiple pathologies including vascular …
79-year-old man with complex medical history (ischaemic heart disease, pulmonary fibrosis, pacemaker, renal impairment, vascular dementia) died from acute myocardial infarction while in…
69y · Female·Neck compression
Jeanette Anne Moss, a 69-year-old woman with pulmonary fibrosis, was found deceased in her apartment on 15 January 2014. The autopsy revealed neck compression …
54y · Male·hypoglycaemic encephalopathy complicating multiple injuries in a man with chroni…
James Williamson, a 54-year-old man with diabetes, chronic lung disease, and ischaemic heart disease, died from hypoglycaemic encephalopathy following multiple traumatic injuries. He was found unresponsive in his apartme…
70y · Female·Unknown
…or several weeks. Autopsy revealed moderate-to-advanced decomposition with only probable left ventricular fibrosis noted; no obvious cause of death could be identified. Toxicology was negative for alcohol, medications, a…
82y · Male·Complications associated with advanced chronic lung disease
…les Hospital on 1 April 2018 with community-acquired pneumonia, discharged on 30 March with drug-induced pulmonary fibrosis diagnosis, then readmitted on 1 April for congestive cardiac failure exacerbation and chest inf…
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