TY - JOUR
T1 - Unexpected infant death due to hypoplastic left heart syndrome
T2 - A case report
AU - Hayashizaki, Yoshie
AU - Usui, Kiyotaka
AU - Moriya, Takuya
AU - Hashiyada, Masaki
AU - Usui, Akihito
AU - Hosokai, Yoshiyuki
AU - Kawasumi, Yusuke
AU - Saito, Haruo
AU - Funayama, Masato
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - A female infant was found unresponsive at home. The mother alleged that she delivered the baby at home 13. days prior to the death. The mother did not have any prenatal examinations during the pregnancy and the infant was not examined by a doctor until death. The autopsy revealed that the cause of death was hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and the infant's chest showed bilateral breast enlargement. Forensic pathologists may encounter very rare pathological findings with unexpected infant deaths. Some, like HLHS, are serious congenital heart defects related to the cause of death, and others are unique phenomena unrelated to the cause of death such as breast swelling and discharge called " witch's milk." In this case, we observed both findings.
AB - A female infant was found unresponsive at home. The mother alleged that she delivered the baby at home 13. days prior to the death. The mother did not have any prenatal examinations during the pregnancy and the infant was not examined by a doctor until death. The autopsy revealed that the cause of death was hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and the infant's chest showed bilateral breast enlargement. Forensic pathologists may encounter very rare pathological findings with unexpected infant deaths. Some, like HLHS, are serious congenital heart defects related to the cause of death, and others are unique phenomena unrelated to the cause of death such as breast swelling and discharge called " witch's milk." In this case, we observed both findings.
KW - Breast swelling
KW - Congenital heart disease
KW - Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
KW - Unexpected infant death
KW - Witch's milk
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U2 - 10.1016/j.legalmed.2011.08.002
DO - 10.1016/j.legalmed.2011.08.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 21940189
AN - SCOPUS:80054847973
VL - 13
SP - 293
EP - 297
JO - Legal Medicine
JF - Legal Medicine
SN - 1344-6223
IS - 6
ER -