Communicable disease-related sudden death in the 21st century in Nigeria

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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics

Characteristics	Number of patients	%	Remark
Age group (years)
20–29	7	41.2
30–39	2	11.8
40–49	5	29.4
50–59	2	11.8
≥60	1	5.9
Gender
Male	11	64.7
Female	6	35.3
Occupation
Unskilled	6	35.3	PT, PWT, CL, D
Skilled	1	5.9	Bricklayer
Professional	4	23.5	Police officer, contractor
Student	3	17.7
Not stated	3	17.7

Abbreviations: PT, petty trader; PWT, palm wine tapper; CL, casual laborer; D, drummer.

Table 2 Postmortem diagnosis in the patients with communicable disease-related sudden death

PM diagnosis	Number of patients	%	Remark
Typhoid sepsis	8	47.1
LP + sepsis	3	17.7	One had a huge obstructed incisional hernia
Cerebral abscess + ICP	1	5.9
PTB	3	17.7
Respiratory failure	1	5.9
SH + HS	2	11.8
HS + sepsis + metastatic abscesses	1	5.9
Septic shock	1	5.9	Complicating septicemia

Abbreviations: PM, postmortem; LP, lobar pneumonia; ICP, increased intracranial pressure; PTB, pulmonary tuberculosis; SH, severe hemoptysis; HS, hemorrhagic shock.

Table 3 Postmortem diagnosis according to age group in patients with communicable disease-related sudden death

Age group (years)	PM diagnosis	Number of patients (%)	Remark
20–29		7	Total number of patients
	Typhoid sepsis	4 (57.1)
	PTB	1 (14.3)	Severe hemoptysis
	LP + sepsis	1 (14.3)
	HS + sepsis	1 (14.3)	Metastatic abscesses
30–39		2	Total number of patients
	Cerebral abscess + ICP	1 (50.0)
	Typhoid sepsis	1 (50.0)
40–49		5	Total number of patients
	PTB	2 (40.0)
	SH + HS	1 (20.0)
	Respiratory failure	1 (20.0)
	Typhoid sepsis	2 (40.0)
	Septic shock	1 (20.0)	Complicating septicemia
50–59		2	Total number of patients
	Typhoid sepsis	1 (50.0)
	LP + septic shock	1 (50.0)
≥60		1	Total number of patients
	LP + sepsis	1 (100.0)	+ huge obstructed incisional hernia

Abbreviations: PM, postmortem; PTB, pulmonary tuberculosis; LP, lobar pneumonia; HS, hemorrhagic shock; ICP, increased intracranial pressure; SH, severe hemoptysis.