Dissecting a dissection - A rare case

2^nd International Conference on Forensic Research and Technology

October 07-09, 2013 Hampton Inn Tropicana, Las Vegas, NV, USA

R. Aishwarya

Posters: J Forensic Res

Abstract :

Pathologists consider a death as sudden when it occurs due to an unexpected natural cause within a short time period, generally ≤1 hour from the onset of symptoms, in a person without any prior condition that would appear fatal; although WHO keeps the limit as 24 hours. Aortic dissection is one such which is uncommon but potentially fatal disease with catastrophic complications. A high level of suspicion is required for successful diagnosis as presenting symptoms are so variable that dissection may be overlooked. It most commonly presents in the elderly population with a history of chronic hypertension. We present a poster of a case of an elderly male with complaints of dizziness and brought dead to our hospital and in autopsy he had a massive dissecting aneurysm of abdominal aorta.