title: Diaphragmatic muscle fibre necrosis in SIDS.
abstract: Observations of acute muscle fibre necrosis, as seen in 242 sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases is described. The lesion is a focal acute anoxic muscle fibre coagulative necrosis in some cases followed by myocytolysis, central vacuolation, macrophage and phagocytic cell infiltrate, stromal condensation and scarring.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kariks
mesh_terms: D003964:Diaphragm / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009336:Necrosis; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000473:pathology*