Annals of Health and Health Sciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 1

Starvational Death: A Case Report

  • Author:
  • SK Karthik1,, G Jayaprakash2, BM Nagaraj3, J Mohana Velu1
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Published Online: Jun 1, 2014
  • Page Number: 74 to 76

1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

2Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

3Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

*Corresponding author email id: ssskkarthik4@gmail.com

Abstract

Starvation is regular and continuous deprivation of food and drink, both necessary for the maintenance of sound health and normal active life of a person. A case is presented wherein an elderly male was reported to have died of starvation.

Keywords

Starvation, Inaniation, Cachexia, Food, Subnutrition, Malnutrition