| Literature DB >> 28441907 |
Chittaranjan Behera1, Shinto Devassy1, Asit R Mridha1, Mohit Chauhan2, Sudhir K Gupta1.
Abstract
We report the sudden death of a 23-year-old male with hairline ankle fracture after massage of the leg by his mother. Autopsy confirmed the cause of death as pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis of the leg veins which was dislodged and travelled to his lungs consequent to the leg massage. The treating doctors did not warn the patient of the risk of developing pulmonary thromboembolism.Entities:
Keywords: Pulmonary thromboembolism; ankle fracture; deep vein thrombosis; failure to warn of risk by treating doctors; leg massage; sudden death
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Year: 2017 PMID： 28441907 DOI： 10.1177/0025817217706645
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Leg J ISSN： 0025-8172