She died from pneumonia and health issues as did her husband.
The Los Angeles County Coroner determined that Brittany Murphy died from pneumonia, with several factors weighing in to make her more vulnerable to infection, according to the full autopsy report summarized by the
Associated Press. The full autopsy report was released in February, 2010, two months after her death on December 20, 2010 at age 32.
See Brittany Murphy’s death certificate
here.
Murphy collapsed in her home in Hollywood Hills, and died soon after. The coroner ruled her cause of death as accidental, but said it was likely preventable. She had pneumonia, and she was using drugs to treat it, including hydrocodone and acetaminophen, which are found in Vicodin. Murphy had anemia, and the coroner said this caused her menstrual period to leave her in a weakened state. This, combined with the drugs, made her susceptible to the infection, the coroner determined. Murphy was also taking anti-seizure medications, which she started taking after a health episode while filming “Eight Mile.”
Murphy also had diabetes, and had gone to the hospital for treatment in Oregon in April 2009, about eight months before her death, the report said. For about seven to 10 days leading up to her death, Murphy was complaining of severe abdominal pain. Her family told investigators they thought this was due to her period, which often gave her severe pain.
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