Rastogi Prateek, Palimar Vikram
Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Mangalore 575001, Karnataka, India.
J Forensic Leg Med. 2010 Nov;17(8):441-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2010.09.007. Epub 2010 Oct 18.
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.
结核病是印度最常见的传染病之一。因结核病并发症导致的死亡虽罕见但有报告。在发展中国家,结核病导致的猝死构成了一个重大的公共卫生问题。这些病例在患者生前和死后都对社区构成危险。本文讨论了三例因结核病导致的猝死病例。