[Pathologico-anatomic findings in sudden, unexpected death in children and adults with influenza A infection].
Thé following observations resulted from studies on forensic autopsy cases: In 76% of the adults and 55% of the infants the cases of unexpected sudden death without morphologically verifiable causes of death showed virologic evidence of recent influenza-A (H3N2)-infection. The pathologic findings corresponded with the findings in lethal infections with influenza-A viruses. Investigation of cases of sudden and unexpected death should always include virologic serum tests. The demonstration of IgM antibodies against influenza-A virus confirms that there was a recent infection. Death from influenza-A infections occurs also in the interepidemic periods.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000473:pathology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000276:immunology; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000473:pathology*; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000473:pathology; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000473:pathology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral
Pathologisch-anatomische Befunde bei plötzlichem, unerwartetem Tod von Kindern und Erwachsenen mit Influenza-A-Infektion.