Going Beyond the Surface: A Case Report of Dressler’s Syndrome
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https://doi.org/10.48165/jfmt.2025.42.2.23Keywords:
Dressler’s Syndrome, Sudden Cardiac Death, Post-Myocardial Infarction, Pericarditis, Forensic Autopsy.Abstract
Myocardial insufficiency is the most common cause of sudden death in young adults. Herein we discuss a case of Dressler’s syndrome whose incidence is reported to be < 1-3% and is a cause that goes unreported. We report a case of young adult of sudden death, whose cause of death on gross examination seemed to be that of myocardial insufficiency. Due to a high index of suspicion after the history given by the relatives the cause of death gave us a deeper insight into his cause of death. The relevance of this topic is to rely on the history and not ending the case on gross examination alone. A deeper understanding of the cause will also increase the incidence of such cases which seem to be rare as they are not reported.
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