Fatal haemorrhage following male ritual circumcision.

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J Hiss, A Horowitz, T Kahana

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J Hiss: The National Centre of Forensic Medicine, 67 Ben Zvi Rd., PO Box 49015, Tel Aviv, 61490, Israel.

PMID: 15274991 DOI: 10.1054/jcfm.1999.0340

Lethal complications following ritual circumcision are extremely rare, the most common being sepsis. We present here a case of fatal haemorrhage from a tiny incision of the glans, following a 'home' circumcision of a 6-week-old baby. The post-mortem examination disclosed idiopathic neonatal hepatitis. It is suggested that the previously undiagnosed hepatic condition was responsible for the fatal haemorrhage.

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Neonatal fatal haemorrhage after a ritual circumcision: forensic and ethical considerations.

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