1Additional Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, AIIMS, Bhatinda, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College & Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh, India
3Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College & Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh, India
4Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College & Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh, India
5Head, Department of General Surgery, Government Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector-16, Chandigarh, India
6Ex. Emergency Medical Officer, Government Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector-16, Chandigarh, India
*Corresponding Author Dr. Mohit Chauhan, Assistant Professor, M.B.B.S., M.D. (MAMC), DHM (NIHFW), Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Room No 212, Level II, E-Block, Government Medical College & Hospital, Sector-32, Chandigarh-160030, India
Online published on 6 March, 2021.
Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia is lately recognized distinctly rare clinico-pathological entity. It affects both sexes with equal predisposition in 5th-6th decade. Generalized symptomatology resembling viral fever complicates specific diagnosis. Autopsy diagnosis of it is even rare. This entity was diagnosed at post-mortem in a case of fatal accidental electrocution in an eight year old boy. Authors discuss this first reported cryptogenic organizing pneumonia in pediatric age, diagnosed at autopsy or otherwise along with review of literature and medico-legal implications in such accidental deaths. Fatal or non-fatal cryptogenic pneumonia has been un-reported before either at autopsy or otherwise in similar age and circumstances.
