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Sudden death due to disseminated porocephalosis--a case history
J O Obafunwa1, A Busuttil, E J Nwana
1Department of Pathology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
International Journal of Legal Medicine
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
An 18-year-old Nigerian girl died suddenly and unexpectedly from disseminated porocephalosis. The patient was hospitalised complaining of fever, dizziness, weakness and jaundice. Clinical examination revealed a restless, confused and hypotensive patient. She died within two hours of admission. Autopsy revealed disseminated Porocephalus armilatus infestation involving the thoracic and abdominal linings and their internal organs. The relationship between the disseminated parasitic involvement and the death of this girl is discussed.