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Volume 150, Issue 3 , Pages 241-246 , March 2007

Aspiration of Gastric Contents in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome without Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Henry F. Krous, MD
- Department of Pathology, Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, California
- Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, California
- Reprint requests: Dr Henry F. Krous, Rady Children’s Hospital and Health Center, 3020 Children’s Way, MC5007, San Diego, CA 92123.
Homeyra Masoumi, MD
- Department of Pathology, Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, California
Elisabeth A. Haas, MPH
- Department of Pathology, Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, California
Amy E. Chadwick, BA
- Department of Pathology, Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, California
Christina Stanley, MD
- Office of the Medical Examiner, County of San Diego, California
Bradley T. Thach, MD
- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.

Received 28 June 2006 ,Revised 31 October 2006 ,Accepted 7 December 2006.

Aspirated gastric contents distend a distal bronchiole (dashed arrow) and extend into adjacent alveoli (solid arrow) of the lung of this 3-month-old male found prone with his face to the side. Hematox

Aspirated gastric contents distend a distal bronchiole (dashed arrow) and extend into adjacent alveoli (solid arrow) of the lung of this 3-month-old male found prone with his face to the side. Hematoxylin and eosin, ×100.
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Grant support from the CJ Foundation for SIDS and First Candle/SIDS Alliance. Donations from the San Diego Guild for Infant Survival, the Orange County Guild for Infant Survival, and the San Diego SIDS/SUDC Research Project.

PII: S0022-3476(06)01189-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.12.012

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