Sudden infant death from atelectasis due to amniotic fluid aspiration

N. Ikeda; M. Yamakawa; Y. Imai; T. Suzuki

doi:10.1097/00000433-198912000-00014

Sudden infant death from atelectasis due to amniotic fluid aspiration

N. Ikeda, M. Yamakawa, Y. Imai, T. Suzuki

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Abstract

An infant girl, whose hands showed lobster-claw deformity, was found dead in her bed at 17 days of age. Macroscopic and microscopic examination of the lungs showed fatal atelectasis. The alveolar speces were filled with fluid, epithelial cells, and squamous debris. These were the constituents of amniotic fluid aspirated before birth. The present case suggested that some sudden unexpected deaths in early infancy are delayed deaths caused by amniotic fluid aspiration.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	340-343
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00000433-198912000-00014
Publication status	Published - Jan 1 1989
Externally published	Yes

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Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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Sudden infant death from atelectasis due to amniotic fluid aspiration

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