Petechial bleedings in sudden infant death.

Tony Fracasso; Mechtild Vennemann; Mirjam Klöcker; Thomas Bajanowski; Bernd Brinkmann; Heidi Pfeiffer; GeSID Group; P Bach; B Bockholdt; M Bohnert; U Cremer; U Deml; A Freislederer; S Heide; W Huckenbeck; K Jachau; H-J Kaatsch; A Klein; W J Kleemann; K-P Larsch; A Fieguth; H W Leukel; E Mützel; F Rublack; Jan Sperhake; G Zimmer; R Zweihoff

Petechial bleedings in sudden infant death.

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Petechial bleedings in sudden infant death. / Fracasso, Tony; Vennemann, Mechtild; Klöcker, Mirjam; Bajanowski, Thomas; Brinkmann, Bernd; Pfeiffer, Heidi; Group, GeSID; Bach, P; Bockholdt, B; Bohnert, M; Cremer, U; Deml, U; Freislederer, A; Heide, S; Huckenbeck, W; Jachau, K; Kaatsch, H-J; Klein, A; Kleemann, W J; Larsch, K-P; Fieguth, A; Leukel, H W; Mützel, E; Rublack, F; Sperhake, Jan; Zimmer, G; Zweihoff, R.

In: INT J LEGAL MED, Vol. 125, No. 2, 2, 2011, p. 205-210.

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Harvard

Fracasso, T, Vennemann, M, Klöcker, M, Bajanowski, T, Brinkmann, B, Pfeiffer, H, Group, GID, Bach, P, Bockholdt, B, Bohnert, M, Cremer, U, Deml, U, Freislederer, A, Heide, S, Huckenbeck, W, Jachau, K, Kaatsch, H-J, Klein, A, Kleemann, WJ, Larsch, K-P, Fieguth, A, Leukel, HW, Mützel, E, Rublack, F, Sperhake, J, Zimmer, G & Zweihoff, R 2011, 'Petechial bleedings in sudden infant death.', INT J LEGAL MED, vol. 125, no. 2, 2, pp. 205-210. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20135323?dopt=Citation>

APA

Fracasso, T., Vennemann, M., Klöcker, M., Bajanowski, T., Brinkmann, B., Pfeiffer, H., Group, GID., Bach, P., Bockholdt, B., Bohnert, M., Cremer, U., Deml, U., Freislederer, A., Heide, S., Huckenbeck, W., Jachau, K., Kaatsch, H-J., Klein, A., Kleemann, W. J., ... Zweihoff, R. (2011). Petechial bleedings in sudden infant death. INT J LEGAL MED, 125(2), 205-210. [2]. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20135323?dopt=Citation

Vancouver

Fracasso T, Vennemann M, Klöcker M, Bajanowski T, Brinkmann B, Pfeiffer H et al. Petechial bleedings in sudden infant death. INT J LEGAL MED. 2011;125(2):205-210. 2.

Bibtex

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title = "Petechial bleedings in sudden infant death.",

abstract = "The autopsy reports of 484 cases of deceased infants (201 females, 283 males) were analysed retrospectively for the existence of external and internal petechial bleedings (PET). The cases were divided into five groups on the basis of the cause of death (sudden infant death syndrome, sepsis, airway infections, asphyxia and trauma). Internal PET (pleural, pericardial, epicardial, thymic and peritoneal) were observed in each group with a lower prevalence in cases of trauma. The highest prevalence of external (cutaneous and conjunctival) PET was detected in cases of asphyxia (38% and 31%, respectively). However, even if with low prevalence, such bleedings were detected in every group. Factors like sex, age, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and its duration did not influence the presence of PET. The detection of external PET at autopsy is a suspicious finding that suggests asphyxia. Because of the possible natural origin of these bleedings, the medicolegal investigation has to be as complete as possible and has to include histology as mandatory.",

keywords = "Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Male, Female, Infant, Skin/pathology, Autopsy, Hemorrhage/*pathology, Forensic Pathology, Asphyxia/diagnosis/pathology, *Postmortem Changes, *Sudden Infant Death, Thorax/pathology, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Male, Female, Infant, Skin/pathology, Autopsy, Hemorrhage/*pathology, Forensic Pathology, Asphyxia/diagnosis/pathology, *Postmortem Changes, *Sudden Infant Death, Thorax/pathology",

author = "Tony Fracasso and Mechtild Vennemann and Mirjam Kl{\"o}cker and Thomas Bajanowski and Bernd Brinkmann and Heidi Pfeiffer and GeSID Group and P Bach and B Bockholdt and M Bohnert and U Cremer and U Deml and A Freislederer and S Heide and W Huckenbeck and K Jachau and H-J Kaatsch and A Klein and Kleemann, {W J} and K-P Larsch and A Fieguth and Leukel, {H W} and E M{\"u}tzel and F Rublack and Jan Sperhake and G Zimmer and R Zweihoff",

year = "2011",

language = "English",

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pages = "205--210",

journal = "INT J LEGAL MED",

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T1 - Petechial bleedings in sudden infant death.

AU - Fracasso, Tony

AU - Vennemann, Mechtild

AU - Klöcker, Mirjam

AU - Bajanowski, Thomas

AU - Brinkmann, Bernd

AU - Pfeiffer, Heidi

AU - Group, GeSID

AU - Bach, P

AU - Bockholdt, B

AU - Bohnert, M

AU - Cremer, U

AU - Deml, U

AU - Freislederer, A

AU - Heide, S

AU - Huckenbeck, W

AU - Jachau, K

AU - Kaatsch, H-J

AU - Klein, A

AU - Kleemann, W J

AU - Larsch, K-P

AU - Fieguth, A

AU - Leukel, H W

AU - Mützel, E

AU - Rublack, F

AU - Sperhake, Jan

AU - Zimmer, G

AU - Zweihoff, R

PY - 2011

Y1 - 2011

N2 - The autopsy reports of 484 cases of deceased infants (201 females, 283 males) were analysed retrospectively for the existence of external and internal petechial bleedings (PET). The cases were divided into five groups on the basis of the cause of death (sudden infant death syndrome, sepsis, airway infections, asphyxia and trauma). Internal PET (pleural, pericardial, epicardial, thymic and peritoneal) were observed in each group with a lower prevalence in cases of trauma. The highest prevalence of external (cutaneous and conjunctival) PET was detected in cases of asphyxia (38% and 31%, respectively). However, even if with low prevalence, such bleedings were detected in every group. Factors like sex, age, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and its duration did not influence the presence of PET. The detection of external PET at autopsy is a suspicious finding that suggests asphyxia. Because of the possible natural origin of these bleedings, the medicolegal investigation has to be as complete as possible and has to include histology as mandatory.

AB - The autopsy reports of 484 cases of deceased infants (201 females, 283 males) were analysed retrospectively for the existence of external and internal petechial bleedings (PET). The cases were divided into five groups on the basis of the cause of death (sudden infant death syndrome, sepsis, airway infections, asphyxia and trauma). Internal PET (pleural, pericardial, epicardial, thymic and peritoneal) were observed in each group with a lower prevalence in cases of trauma. The highest prevalence of external (cutaneous and conjunctival) PET was detected in cases of asphyxia (38% and 31%, respectively). However, even if with low prevalence, such bleedings were detected in every group. Factors like sex, age, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and its duration did not influence the presence of PET. The detection of external PET at autopsy is a suspicious finding that suggests asphyxia. Because of the possible natural origin of these bleedings, the medicolegal investigation has to be as complete as possible and has to include histology as mandatory.

KW - Diagnosis, Differential

KW - Humans

KW - Male

KW - Female

KW - Infant

KW - Skin/pathology

KW - Autopsy

KW - Hemorrhage/pathology

KW - Forensic Pathology

KW - Asphyxia/diagnosis/pathology

KW - Postmortem Changes

KW - Sudden Infant Death

KW - Thorax/pathology

KW - Diagnosis, Differential

KW - Humans

KW - Male

KW - Female

KW - Infant

KW - Skin/pathology

KW - Autopsy

KW - Hemorrhage/pathology

KW - Forensic Pathology

KW - Asphyxia/diagnosis/pathology

KW - Postmortem Changes

KW - Sudden Infant Death

KW - Thorax/pathology

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

VL - 125

SP - 205

EP - 210

JO - INT J LEGAL MED

JF - INT J LEGAL MED

SN - 0937-9827

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