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Massive hemorrhage is an unusual complication of this common venous pathology that demands immediate medical intervention.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>We present a case of a 66-year-old woman found dead in her house surrounded by a large quantity of blood. Autopsy revealed a 7\u2009mm ulcer on the internal surface of the left lower leg communicating with a varicose vein, signs of exsanguinations and liver cirrhosis. Toxicological analysis was negative.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Massive hemorrhage from a ruptured varicosity is a severe medical emergency. Awareness of the risk of massive hemorrhage may provoke preventive treatment to be undertaken so as terminal loss of consciousness and a subsequent unattended death to be averted.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/1756-0500-5-488","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,9,5]],"date-time":"2012-09-05T10:14:39Z","timestamp":1346840079000},"update-policy":"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Unusual death due to a bleeding from a varicose vein: a case report"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"5","author":[{"given":"Kleio","family":"Fragkouli","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Antigoni","family":"Mitselou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Vassiliki A","family":"Boumba","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"George","family":"Siozios","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"George T","family":"Vougiouklakis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Theodore","family":"Vougiouklakis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2012,9,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"1751_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"898","DOI":"10.1007\/BF01658637","volume":"10","author":"R Beaglehole","year":"1986","unstructured":"Beaglehole R: Epidemiology of varicose veins. 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