Hi there, One of my relatives kindly sent me my great-great grandmother's death cert today Could some one please explain what the following causes of death means ? 1. a Pulmonary embolism b Suppuration in right leg c Erysipelas of right leg Any help much appreciated Best Wishes, Margaret
These causes are blood clot to chest a festering wound skin infection I suspected these things might be related and had a bit of a google. It could be that the underlying cause of death was deep vein thrombosis and the redness of the skin was caused by blood cells rather than an infection. The ulcerated wound fits nicely with this. A clot breaking away in the leg would then end up in the chest and cause death. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec03/ch036/ch036b.html Judy (no medical training whatever so very willing to be corrected on this one!) On 14 Sep 2006, at 14:11, Margaret Sheridan wrote: > Hi there, > One of my relatives kindly sent me my great-great grandmother's > death cert > today > Could some one please explain what the following causes of death > means ? > 1. a Pulmonary embolism > b Suppuration in right leg > c Erysipelas of right leg > > Any help much appreciated > Best Wishes, > Margaret > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG- > SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Hi This site is great for deciphering death certificates (Diseases and Medical Terms for Genealogists): http://www.sedgleymanor.com/diseases/diseases_front_page.html Best of luck, Kelly Hi there, One of my relatives kindly sent me my great-great grandmother's death cert today Could some one please explain what the following causes of death means ? 1. a Pulmonary embolism b Suppuration in right leg c Erysipelas of right leg Any help much appreciated Best Wishes, Margaret
PS I just looked up and suppuration is the product of pus.. gross! Hi there, One of my relatives kindly sent me my great-great grandmother's death cert today Could some one please explain what the following causes of death means ? 1. a Pulmonary embolism b Suppuration in right leg c Erysipelas of right leg Any help much appreciated Best Wishes, Margaret