Open AccessFatal ruptured ectopic pregnancy – a case report
Author(s) -
SH Jayanth,
Girish Chandra,
S Praveen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medico-legal journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.152
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2042-1834
pISSN - 0025-8172
DOI - 10.1177/0025817218795337
Subject(s) - medicine , ectopic pregnancy , pill , abdominal pain , abortion , pregnancy , obstetrics , autopsy , vaginal bleeding , shock (circulatory) , uterine rupture , abdominal pregnancy , amenorrhea , gynecology , surgery , general surgery , uterus , nursing , genetics , biology
A 26-year-old unmarried female with a history of acute abdominal pain and bleeding per vagina was brought unresponsive to the hospital. She was in shock on arrival and could not be resuscitated. Death was registered as a medico-legal case. Further investigation by the police revealed that she had amenorrhoea for eight weeks and had tested positive for pregnancy. She had consumed abortion pills purchased from a local pharmacist without consulting a doctor and had developed acute abdominal pain after 48 h. Autopsy revealed a ruptured ectopic pregnancy (tubal type).
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