[SARS-CoV-2-associated deaths in adult persons up to 50 years of age]. / SARS-CoV-2-assoziierte Todesfälle von erwachsenen Personen bis 50 Jahre: Eine retrospektive Auswertung der COVID-19-assoziierten Todesfälle im Jahr 2020 im Institut für Rechtsmedizin Hamburg, Deutschland.
Rechtsmedizin (Berl)
; 31(5): 418-426, 2021.
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| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1482197
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Several evaluations of deaths in persons of advanced age associated with SARS-CoV2 can be found in the international literature. The aim of this work was the evaluation of deaths associated with SARS-CoV2 of persons of younger or middle age (up to 50 years) at the Institute of Legal Medicine in Hamburg, Germany, with presentation of frequency, comorbidities and disease courses. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
A total of 735 SARS-CoV-2-associated cases of decedents with registered addresses in Hamburg were evaluated in 2020 at the Institute of Legal Medicine in Hamburg, Germany, using various examination methods. The selection and performance of the respective methods was based on the consent given by the relatives. In addition, more autopsies of decedents with a registered address outside Hamburg and positive SARS-CoV2 detection were performed. RESULTS ANDCONCLUSION:
Of the 735 decedents 9 with a registered Hamburg address and 3 of the deaths studied with an external registered address (nâ¯= 12; 7 men and 5 women) were aged 50 years or younger, with an average age of 39.8 years. Essentially, there were cardiovascular, neurological, and malignant pre-existing diseases, as well as obesity. The SARS-CoV2 was detected post-mortem for the first time in two cases; these were found to have a virus-independent cause of death. Of the individuals 7 died from COVID-19 pneumonia, 3 individuals from the consequences of the necessary intensive medical treatment.Several studies have demonstrated an association between obesity and severe SARS-CoV-2-related disease progression, particularly in younger patients and this was confirmed in the legal medicine study population.
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Rechtsmedizin (Berl)
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2021
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