Résumé
A four year old Muslim female child came with alleged h/o fall in school with bluish discoloration around the left eye, neck, back and limbs. The paediatrician suspected this to be a case of bleeding disorder because of family history as her elder sister was suffering from platelet disorder. Finally it turned out to be a physical assault case with no any ill or evil intention.
Sujets)
Syndrome de l'enfant battu/complications , Troubles de l'hémostase et de la coagulation/étiologie , Enfant , Contusions/étiologie , Femelle , Humains , IslamRésumé
A young, married Muslim female was brought dead to casualty with a history of being found unconscious in the bathroom. The information furnished by the police and interaction with the relatives revealed that the deceased had been in good health prior to the incident which the suspicion of foul play. Meticulous autopsy ruled out natural disease and trauma. Findings were however highly suggestive of asphyxia without any demonstrable external or internal cause for the same. The case was finally solved by taking into consideration various causes for bathroom deaths, and ruling out each one by one. At the end, it was concluded that the cause of asphyxia was inhalation of vitiated air, associated with inadequate ventilation.