13 results for “rheumatic fever”
20y · Male·cardiac arrest due to complications of infective endocarditis against a backgrou…
…fau, a 20-year-old man in custody, died from cardiac arrest due to infective endocarditis complicated by rheumatic heart disease. He had submitted two patient self-referral forms (September 2016 and February 2017) repor…
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…
37y · Male·acute viral pneumonia secondary to swine flu (H1N1) infection of the lungs, exac…
…Andrew Forbes, age 37, died of acute viral pneumonia secondary to H1N1 influenza, complicated by chronic rheumatic heart disease. He died in police/correctional custody following arrest at hospital discharge for a hip a…
17y · Female·Arrhythmia due to myocardial scarring secondary to past myocarditis, possibly fr…
…olly Brown, 17, died of fatal cardiac arrhythmia from undiagnosed heart scarring likely due to childhood rheumatic fever. She collapsed at a regional mass gathering event (2000+ attendees) in remote Laura, Queensland. C…
4y · Female·aspiration of vomitus and its treatment due to rheumatic carditis against a back…
A 4-year-old Aboriginal girl from Doomadgee died on 23 July 2009 from aspiration of vomitus complicating rheumatic carditis with concurrent viral respiratory tract infection. She presented with fever and cough on 19, 21…
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…
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…
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…
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…
75y · Male·disseminated carcinoma of the prostate gland
Gerard Grootveld, a 75-year-old prisoner, died from disseminated prostate cancer with bone metastases. Sentenced in July 2006 despite known advanced cancer and multiple comorbidities, his health rapidly deteriorated in c…
37y · Male·Coronary artery thrombosis resulting from coronary atherosclerosis with contribu…
…icant cardiac history (prior mitral valve replacement in 1996), presented with chest and right-sided pain, fever, and was assessed by ambulance officers on 29 February 2004. Despite observable midline thoracic scarring—…
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 …
Female·self-inflicted hanging (Fionica and Layla); hanging but circumstances open (Ketu…
Three Aboriginal teenage girls aged 15-17 years died by hanging in remote NT communities, all with documented histories of sexual abuse, domestic violence, STIs, injuries, and severe trauma. All were known to government …
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