Abstract :
Death, an inevitable facet of life, arises from the complete cessation of the brain, heart, and lung functions. However, some deaths defy conventional understanding by occurring suddenly and unexpectedly. Out of the sudden death cases reported till date cardiovascular causes are the commonest. The sudden death in young population is a growing concern. There have been multiple factors associated with the sudden death as established in various literature but sudden death resulting due to gastrointestinal cause are not discussed much. Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder and is very common in clinical practice, with a global prevalence of 5% to 11% and seriously affecting the patients’ quality of life. There no clear pathophysiological mechanism in favour of functional dyspepsia. Dyspepsia is strongly associated and often coincident in onset with generalised anxiety disorder and major depressive episodes in the community. In this case report we present a case of functional dyspepsia contributing to the mental illness and resulting in death which was received for autopsy as a case of brought dead to a tertiary care institute of eastern India.
Keyword :
Sudden death, Functional dyspepsia, Hypochondriasis, Generalized anxiety disorder.