Korean J Leg Med.  2021 May;45(2):63-68. 10.7580/kjlm.2021.45.2.63.

Fatal Case of Acute Pulmonary Embolism due to Venous Thrombosis after COVID-19 Vaccination: Based on Forensic Postmortem Examination

Affiliations
  • 1Division of Forensic Investigation, National Forensic Service, Wonju, Korea
  • 2Division of Forensic Medicine, National Forensic Service Seoul Institute, Seoul, Korea
  • 3Division of Forensic Medical Examination, National Forensic Service, Wonju, Korea

Abstract

We present an unexpected fatal case of pulmonary embolism due to venous thrombosis after vaccination for coronavirus disease 2019 (ChAdOx1 nCov-19). The deceased was a 64-year-old woman with Alzheimer disease. The deceased had fever shortly after vaccination, and presented sudden dyspnea and died 8 days after vaccination. On postmortem examination, pulmonary embolism and venous thrombosis were noted in deep veins of both lower legs. Even though the psychomotor function of the deceased became fragile due to Alzheimer disease, the deceased was not bed-ridden, and major known risk factors related to venous thrombosis were not explicit in this case. Because there are not enough data related to vaccination and thrombosis, we hope that this case would be helpful in unraveling pathogenesis of venous thrombosis after vaccination and in determining whether there is any association between thrombosis and vaccination.

Keyword

COVID-19 vaccines; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thrombosis
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