title: Unexplained protracted infant deaths.
abstract: Seven unexplained, protracted infant deaths with similar clinical, biochemical and laboratory characteristics are described, being similar to other groups reported previously. Although autopsy examination frequently revealed extensive tissue damage, a primary cause of death could not be elucidated. It is argued that this condition represents a protracted form of conventional cot death and should be considered in any severely shocked infant where the cause is not readily identifiable. Many of the clinical and pathological manifestations are similar to those described in endotoxic shock and a small intestinal mucosal abnormality on histology of unknown pathogenesis was common.
mesh_terms: D000137:Acid-Base Imbalance / Q000503:physiopathology; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000209:etiology*; D014508:Urea / Q000097:blood; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D014508:Urea