Child abuse manifested as factitious apnea.
A 6-week-old male infant was admitted for near-miss SIDS documented in the hospital. The episodes were subsequently found to be factitious apnea that occurred as a result of the father suffocating the child. Apnea monitoring did not prevent, and in fact perpetrated the illusion of SIDS in this infant.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications*; D000818:Animals; D001049:Apnea / Q000209:etiology*; D002649:Child Abuse; D006224:Cricetinae; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male