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Fatal haemorrhage from a lower limb varicose vein rupture: two case reports

dc.contributor.authorLogrado, Diana
dc.contributor.authorGomes, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorSardinha, Mário
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-29T15:02:36Z
dc.date.available2022-06-29T15:02:36Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionThe version of record of this article, first published in Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, is available online at Publisher’s website https://ejfs.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s41935-022-00285-3pt_PT
dc.description.abstractBackground: Chronic venous disease is one of the most prevalent pathologies today. In Portugal, as in other western countries, its prevalence is high, affecting around 35% of the adult population. It is a chronic and progressive condition that, despite generally benign, may course with major complications, like severe bleeding. Case presentation: We present the cases of a 47-year-old man and of an 82-year-old woman, with chronic venous disease and obesity, whose deaths occurred from lower limb varicose vein rupture. The gathered circumstantial information, the presence of large amounts of blood on the bodies’ surfaces and clothes, and malleolus ulcers agree with the fatalities reported in scientific literature. Conclusions : These cases are peculiar, both from a forensic pathology and from a clinical perspective. We want to raise awareness among the medical community about this major complication that is linked with a disease commonly perceived as benign, but that can result in a medical emergency. We also underline the importance of educating patients to this possible outcomept_PT
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dc.identifier.citationLogrado, D., Gomes, C., & Sardinha, M. (2022). Fatal haemorrhage from a lower limb varicose vein rupture: two case reports. Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 12(1), 10–13.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41935-022-00285-3pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s41935-022-00285-3pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2090-5939
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/41222
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringer Openpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://ejfs.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s41935-022-00285-3pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectChronic venous diseasept_PT
dc.subjectVaricose veinspt_PT
dc.subjectHaemorrhagept_PT
dc.subjectMedical emergencypt_PT
dc.subjectCase reportpt_PT
dc.titleFatal haemorrhage from a lower limb varicose vein rupture: two case reportspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEgyptian Journal of Forensic Sciencespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume12pt_PT
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person.familyNameGomes
person.familyNameSardinha
person.givenNameDiana
person.givenNameCatarina
person.givenNameMário
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-8978-159X
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