Unusual Cause of Death in a Patient with COVID-19
Journal
Acta morphologica et anthropologica
Date Issued
2021
Author(s)
Jasar Dzengis
Abstract
This is a case presentation of a patient with confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) who ended
his life with suicide by hanging. We are presenting the history of the disease, a clinical feature, the
onset of the psychiatric symptoms and finally the pathological feature. Aims are: to perceive, in which phase of the disease occurred the psychiatric symptoms and eventually their connection with some morphological feature of the brain; to evaluate the changes of the primary disease to internal organs and finally, the ethical aspect i.e. how are these patients protected by the health care system. Results: patient committed suicide on the 12th day of the disease and around the 21st day after the infection, looking by its serum antibodies. On lungs dominated the picture of acute restrictive pulmonary disease and ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) with strong inflammatory answer. A psychiatric disorder occurred with the epilog of double suicide attempt, of which the second one was successful.
his life with suicide by hanging. We are presenting the history of the disease, a clinical feature, the
onset of the psychiatric symptoms and finally the pathological feature. Aims are: to perceive, in which phase of the disease occurred the psychiatric symptoms and eventually their connection with some morphological feature of the brain; to evaluate the changes of the primary disease to internal organs and finally, the ethical aspect i.e. how are these patients protected by the health care system. Results: patient committed suicide on the 12th day of the disease and around the 21st day after the infection, looking by its serum antibodies. On lungs dominated the picture of acute restrictive pulmonary disease and ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) with strong inflammatory answer. A psychiatric disorder occurred with the epilog of double suicide attempt, of which the second one was successful.
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