1Post Graduate Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
3Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
4Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
*Corresponding Author : Dr. Nirmal Krishnan M, Assistant Professor Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India, Contact : +91 81293-29510, Email : nirmal.krishnan@manipal.edu
Dressler’s syndrome is pericarditis which develops 2–10 weeks after myocardial infarction or due to a traumatic etiology. Dressler’s syndrome is an immune system response that damages the heart tissues or pericardium secondary to events like myocardial infarction, heart surgery, or traumatic injury with incidence of 3–4 %. This is usually diagnosed in autopsy due to the narrow treatment window which makes clinical diagnosis difficult. This case highlights the rare condition called Dressler’s syndrome.
Dressler syndrome, Myocardial infarction, Sudden death, Cardiac tamponade
