Summary
A case of sudden death of a 35-year-old woman due to spontaneous bilateral pneumothorax from rupture of congenital lung cysts is reported. The woman had been attended by two doctors before the lethal outcome. The medicolegal aspects pertaining to medical negligence, the diagnostic difficulties and the rare occurrence of the condition are discussed, as is the autopsy procedure.
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Berichtet wird über einen plötzlichen Todesfall einer 35 Jahre alten Frau, Tod durch spontanen bilateralen Pneumothorax, verursacht durch die Ruptur angeborener Lungenzysten. Vor dem tödlichen Ausgang war die Frau durch 2 Ärzte untersucht worden. Die verschiedenen rechtsmedizinischen Aspekte, wie Fahrlässigkeit im ärztlichen Beruf, diagnostische Schwierigkeiten, Seltenheit dieses Vorfalls, und auch das Procedere bei der Autopsie werden diskutiert.
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Simonsen, K. Sudden death due to bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax caused by rupture of congenital lung cysts. Z Rechtsmed 103, 379–383 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01263043
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