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Published on: September 5, 2017
A case series of tuberculosis related sudden death
Prateek Rastogi1, Vikram Palimar
1Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore 575001, Karnataka, India. rastogiprateek@rediffmail.com
Abstract:
Tuberculosis is one of the most common infectious diseases in India. Deaths due to its complications are rare but reported. Sudden deaths due to tuberculosis constitute a major public health problem in the developing countries. These cases pose a danger to the community both during life as well as after death. Three cases of sudden death due to tuberculosis are discussed.
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