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Case Report

Going Beyond the Surface: A Case Report of Dressler’s  Syndrome

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Ishita Manral — Assoc Prof, Dept of FMT, AFMC, Pune
Saurabh Sharma — Assoc Prof, Dept of Internal Medicine, Command Hospital, Pune
Rahul Manral — Asst Prof, Dept of Physiology, AFMC, Pune
Anandha krishnan — Sr Resident, Dept of FMT, AFMC, Pune
Devashish Verma — Sr Resident, Dept of FMT, AFMC, Pune
KV Radhakrishna — Prof and HoD, Dept of FMT, AFMC, Pune
Published 29 Jul 2025 Vol. 42 No. 2 (2025), pp. 142-145
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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.

KeywordsDressler’s SyndromeSudden Cardiac DeathPost-Myocardial InfarctionPericarditisForensic Autopsy.

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