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Death Due To Septic Pneumonia. History Of Spleen Removal
My friend died of septic pneumonia . Went from feeling unwell at noon and died within 10 hours. No signs or symptoms before that. He had is spleen removed and a piece of his pancreas as a child due to an accident. His white blood count was 3 when he was admitted to the hospital and they put him on IV antibiotics. Did the absence of his spleen play a big role in his sudden death?
Mon, 4 Nov 2013
Hi, in such a situation no one can come to a conclusion how did he die, and the cause of death. The bacteria might be a resistant strain, like M.R.S.A,and the resistance of your friend might be very less to act againest the bacteria, or some other disease might be there like diabetis, etc.
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