Cavitating Lung Disease Associated With Sudden Death

Simon Proctor; John Gilbert; Christopher Barnett; Marc Agzarian; Jeffrey J Bowden

doi:10.1016/j.chest.2021.11.025

Cavitating Lung Disease Associated With Sudden Death

Chest. 2022 May;161(5):e279-e285. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.11.025.

Authors

Simon Proctor¹, John Gilbert², Christopher Barnett³, Marc Agzarian⁴, Jeffrey J Bowden⁵

Affiliations

¹ Respiratory and Sleep Services, Flinders Medical Centre, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Bedford Park SA, Australia. Electronic address: simon.proctor@sa.gov.au.
² Forensic Science South Australia, Divett Place, Adelaide SA, Australia.
³ Paediatric and Reproductive Genetics Unit, Women's and Children's Hospital, Women's and Children's Health Network, North Adelaide SA, Australia.
⁴ South Australia Medical Imaging, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide SA, Australia.
⁵ Respiratory and Sleep Services, Flinders Medical Centre, Southern Adelaide Local Health Network, Bedford Park SA, Australia.

PMID: 35526897
DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.11.025

Abstract

A 16-year-old boy presented with 6 days of left iliac fossa pain. He had a medical history of right subtalar dislocation and appendicitis requiring laparotomy 3 years earlier, complicated by wound dehiscence. His family history was significant for his brother's sudden death 3 weeks prior after a 12-month illness with intermittent epigastric pain, weight loss, and hemoptysis. Travel history was significant for travel to the Philippines 3 years prior, in which he spent time in the hospital for appendicitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain
Adolescent
Appendicitis* / complications
Death, Sudden / etiology
Hemoptysis / diagnosis
Hemoptysis / etiology
Humans
Male