A Rare Case of Hemopericardium From a Ruptured Dissecting Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm: Postmortem Computed Tomography Scan and Autopsy Findings

We report a fatal case of nontraumatic hemopericardium caused by a ruptured dissecting pulmonary artery aneurysm in a 16-year-old girl with patent ductus arteriosus. The unenhanced postmortem computed tomography performed before autopsy was able to identify a large hemopericardium with a pulmonary artery aneurysm and lifting of mural calcification suggestive of a dissecting aneurysm. This enabled the pathologist to locate the exact rupture site that caused the hemopericardium.
Source: The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology - Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research