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Did Princess Charlotte die of pulmonary embolism?
Article first published online: 19 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1988.tb06530.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 95, Issue 7, pages 683–688, July 1988
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FRIEDMAN, A. J., KOHORN, E. I. and NULAND, S. B. (1988), Did Princess Charlotte die of pulmonary embolism?. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 95: 683–688. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1988.tb06530.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 19 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 19 AUG 2005
- Received 26 May 1987, Accepted 10 September 1987
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Summary. The cause of death of the Princess Charlotte of Wales in 1817 has been attributed to postpartum haemorrhage. Although an autopsy was performed, pulmonary embolism was not diagnosed because this condition was not recognized until 1846, but the clinical description of her last hours clearly points to pulmonary embolization as the most likely cause of death.