Cetacean café coronary

Byard, Roger W.; Gilbert, John D.; Gibbs, Susan E.; Kemper, Catherine M.

doi:10.1016/s1353-1131(03)00009-9

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“…[21][22][23] The occurrence of food asphyxia in veterinary practice, such as the case of an Indian Ocean Bottlenose dolphin with upper aerodigestive tract obstruction from a partially ingested shark, also raises the possibility of neurological impairment, possibly from heavy metal poisoning or natural disease. 24 Poor dentition is another risk factor and so careful examination of the mouth for the number and quality of the teeth is also required at autopsy. Only 37% of our cases had adequate natural teeth with teeth more likely to be absent in older victims.…”

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Café coronary syndrome-fatal choking on food: An autopsy approach

Wick

Gilbert

Byard

2006

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

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Café coronary syndrome-fatal choking on food: An autopsy approach

Wick

Gilbert

Byard

2006

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

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“…The marked bruising noted at necropsy probably resulted from this agonal activity. Airway obstruction from feeding has also been reported in another wild Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) from near Adelaide, South Australia, that had attempted to ingest a fish that was much larger than prey normally eaten [14]. A similar case involving a Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) has occurred in Puerto Rico (Mignucci-Giannoni, personal communication, 2008).…”

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confidence: 78%

Unusual causes of fatal upper aerodigestive tract obstruction in wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)

Byard

Tomo

Kemper

et al. 2010

Forensic Sci Med Pathol

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Necropsy examination of dolphins living in Gulf St Vincent, Australia is routinely undertaken to enable the evaluation of disease processes and to provide rapid medicolegal assessment of any inflicted and/or accidental injuries. Two Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) are reported to demonstrate conditions that may result in unexpected death involving upper airway compromise by quite unusual mechanisms. In the first case an adult male was found with extensive soft tissue trauma suggesting human interaction. At necropsy, death was due instead to upper airway obstruction from an impacted Slender-spined Porcupine Fish (Diodon nichthemerus) in the posterior pharynx and upper esophagus. In the second case, an adult male dolphin was found to have died, following several weeks' illness, from upper airway obstruction due to extensive respiratory tract papillomatosis within the blowhole. Given the infectious etiology of this condition the local population will be monitored for similar lesions. These cases demonstrate rare causes of upper airway obstruction in wild dolphins that were identifiable only after detailed necropsy examination. The possibility of human involvement in the deaths could be excluded.

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“…Asphyxiation by indirect blockage from ingested food superficially resembles the café coronary syndrome of humans (Mittleman & Wetli, 1982;Byard et al, 2003;Wick et al, 2006) but with one major difference. In the human condition, the blockage is located at the entrance of the larynx, with the food item often trapped between the vocal folds.…”

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“…A minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, was found dead, and upon necropsy, it was found to have choked on a 45-cm fish lodged in its airway (Knowles, 2000). In South Australia, an Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Byard et al, 2003;Kemper et al, 2005). In Florida, two bottlenose dolphins died of asphyxiation due to an esophageal obstruction-one with a striped mojarra and the second with a non-native blackchin tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron) (Bossart et al, 2003;Mazzoil et al, 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%