16 results for “severe cachexia”
83y · Male·inanition with lobar pneumonia
An 83-year-old man with organic brain syndrome and severe malnutrition was detained under the Mental Health Act after being found in severe self-neglect. He was adm…
90y · Male·Sepsis in the setting of cachexia in a man with multiple comorbidities
…to urinary tract infection, colonic pathology, and subsequently diagnosed advanced prostate cancer. He was severely malnourished (BMI 13.5) with multiple comorbidities. Despite initial response to antibiotics, he rapidly…
64y · Female·Complications of cachexia and aspiration pneumonia on a background of cerebral p…
Lynette Dawn Smith, a 64-year-old woman with cerebral palsy, died from complications of cachexia and aspiration pneumonia. She was admitted to hospital with decreased oral intake and presumed aspiration…
8y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia in a child with an epileptic encephalopathy and extreme cac…
HB, age 8 years 10 months, died from aspiration pneumonia with extreme cachexia (BMI 7). She had severe cerebral palsy, epilepsy (Lennox-Gastaut syndrome), and was entirely dependent on…
57y · Male·aspiration pneumonia in an intellectually disabled man
Stewart Padgham, a 57-year-old man with severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, and multiple comorbidities, died from aspiration pneumonia. He presente…
79y · Male·multi-organ failure due to voluntary starvation on a background of severe depres…
A 79-year-old man died from multi-organ failure secondary to voluntary starvation in the context of severe depression following his wife's death. He was admitted after police found him malnourished following 30 da…
68y · Male·community-acquired pneumonia in a setting of advanced centriacinar emphysema, al…
…neumonia complicated by asplenia (absent splenic function), chronic liver disease from alcohol misuse, and severe malnutrition. He presented with syncopal episodes, cachexia, and metabolic derangement. Critical clinical …
56y · Female·Complications of cervical cancer
Kerry Forrest, aged 56, died in custody on 26 January 2016 from complications of advanced cervical cancer. She was serving a 25-year sentence after being diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer in 2012, prior to sentenci…
82y · Female·acute pyelonephritis complicating base of bladder malignancy
…fection, anaemia, acute renal failure, and acute exacerbation of schizophrenia. Significant malnutrition (cachexia, 29kg at autopsy) and weight loss complicated her course. The coroner found psychiatric detention was law…
45y · Female·Complications of sepsis secondary to sacral pressure wound in a woman with genet…
Kristy Ann Mitchener, a 45-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability, genetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, and oesophageal dysmotility, …
72y · Female·undetermined
Stella Hamilton, 72, died at Ozcare Malanda aged care facility on 31 July 2016. She had advanced Alzheimer disease, undiagnosed necrotising bronchopneumonia, and coronary atherosclerosis. She was receiving palliative car…
85y · Male·hospital acquired pneumonia on a background of metastatic colorectal carcinoma
…etastatic colorectal cancer. He was admitted to hospital with psychotic depression, suicidal ideation, and severe malnutrition after two years of depression. A CT scan revealed previously undetected metastatic colorectal…
24y · Female·Pulmonary and miliary tuberculosis
…ice loss) which were diagnosed as viral upper respiratory infection without further investigation. She was severely unwell and emaciated (BMI 11.7) by the time she collapsed boarding an international flight. Critical cli…
63y · Female·disseminated metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary in a woman with multiple sc…
Pamella Rees, a 63-year-old woman with longstanding multiple sclerosis, died on 30 June 2014 from disseminated metastatic carcinoma of unknown primary. Her cancer went undiagnosed despite regular GP contact. In her final…
88y · Female·Complications of a stage 3 sacral pressure ulcer in a woman with dementia
… multiple falls and hospitalizations in late 2016, she was identified as high-risk for pressure ulcers and severely malnourished (BMI 14.4). Despite being discharged back to Crofton House with documented pressure ulcer r…
26y · Female·Streptococcal Sepsis resulting from Skin Ulceration and complications of Cerebra…
…er's death in 2004, the family's capacity to manage her complex needs deteriorated. By June 2007, Kate was severely malnourished, dehydrated, and had extensive infected pressure sores. Her family delayed seeking medical …
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