• A 63-year-old man died on a Lufthansa flight on Thursday, according to Swiss-German outlet Blick.
  • Witnesses told the outlet the man had blood gushing from his nose and mouth.
  • The witnesses said passengers were screaming at the sight.
  • jalatani@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    I’ve seen some esophageal varices as a medic and let me tell you those guys are bleeders. Feel bad for people not knowing the situation, it honestly would look like he had something contagious so I can understand the freaking out. People barely survive this with care immediately available in a hospital so he really had no hope once it ruptured.

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      9 months ago

      That was my thought too. A portal hypertensive crisis following exertion leading to rupture of varices. I can’t think of much else that would present like that besides maybe Ebola Zaire or something, but that would have a noticeable prodrome and “coffee grounds” in the emesis.