Leg massage by mother resulting in fatal pulmonary thromboembolism

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 ma...

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Published in:Medico-legal journal 2018-09, Vol.86 (3), p.146-150
Main Authors: Behera, Chittaranjan, Devassy, Shinto, Mridha, Asit R, Chauhan, Mohit, Gupta, Sudhir K
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Language:English
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0025-8172
2042-1834
DOI:10.1177/0025817217706645