(L.A.) Zankhna Patel, 33, Died in a Hotel/Motel

Case Number: 2017-06694

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 33-year-old “Middle Eastern” female that occurred in a hotel/motel.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Zankhna Patel.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death A: Chronic Respiratory Failure

Cause of Death B: Complications of Severe Scoliosis

RIP ZANKHNA PATEL (November 17, 1983 – September 11, 2017)

Based off the decedent’s name, we are logging this as a death of a South Asian / Desi / Indian.

Respiratory failure scoliosis is caused by progressive atelectasis and air-trapping, which decreases the chest wall compliance directly and the lung compliance indirectly. This can lead to chronic respiratory failure due to respiratory muscle weakness, as well as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) which contributes to cardiac consequences such as right ventricular failure, arrhythmias, postoperative hypoxemia and myocardial ischemia.