A Rare Case of Situs Inversus Totalis (Mirror- Image) with Sudden Death

Abstract

Situs inversus(SI) is a rare congenital anomaly in which the visceral organs are placed reversely. This

report describes the first ever case of SI with sudden death by cardiac tamponade. A 75 years old lady was

admitted to the hospital with the history of fall onto the ground at home. Although resuscitation was done in

emergency unit, hospital, she could not be revived and succumbed to death. The cause of death was shock

due to flail chest, given by the medical officer in-charge. Autopsy revealed the situs inversus totalis and the

cause of death was cardiac tamponade due to ruptured-myxoma.