Miliary Tuberculosis: an Accidental Finding at Autopsy
International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine,
Vol. 6 No. 3(Summer) (2016),
22 October 2016
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Page 171-174
https://doi.org/10.22037/ijmtfm.v6i3(Summer).10704
Abstract
Background: Forensic pathologists often encounter various disease conditions at autopsy which would not have been diagnosed ante-mortem and they often explain poor clinical outcomes in some patient.
Case Report: The following is a case report of a 55-years old female who died of complications of degloving injury to the right lower limb.
Conclusion: Miliary Tuberculosis was an accidental finding at autopsy and thus explained the deteriorating condition of patient and failure to respond to the treatment.
- Miliary Tuberculosis
- Accidental Finding
- Autopsy
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