Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine
  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue: 2

An unexplained death in the COVID-19 isolation ward: A case report

  • Author:
  • Manas Ranjan Sahu1*, Preetam Kumar Lenka1, Amit Kumar Adhya2, Jayan Jayapalan Nair1
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 185 to 187

1Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India

2Department of Pathology and Lab medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India

*Corresponding Author Dr. Manas Ranjan Sahu (Associate professor) Email: drmanas.sahu@gmailxom Mobile: +91 9438884095

Online published on 21 March, 2022.

Abstract

A 35-year-old male was referred for autopsy from a District Headquarter hospital, where he was admitted to the COVID isolation ward with suspicion of being infected. His clinical history was a day of fever with chills and abdominal pain. He was alone overnight in the isolation ward post collection of his nasal swabs for screening and blood for routine laboratory tests. However, he was found lying dead on the floor within 18 hours of hospitalization.

Keywords

COVID 19, Sudden death, Unexpected death, Medico-legal autopsy A.BSS) following