Milk aspiration in an infant during supine bottle feeding: a case report.
A two-month-old infant died during bottle feeding in the supine position in the caregiver's absence. Scene investigations and autopsy examinations, including alpha-lactalbumin immunohistochemistry of the lungs, revealed the cause of death to be asphyxia due to aspiration of milk pooled in the naso-oral cavity, as a result of unsupervised supine feeding. This case emphasizes the need for an investigation into feeding positions and immunohistochemical examinations for the diagnosis of asphyxia due to milk aspiration.
Kibayashi
Kazuhiko
K
Department of Forensic Medicine, Saga Medical School, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan. kibayash@post.saga-med.ac.jp
Iwadate
Kimiharu
K
Shojo
Hideki
H
D000818:Animals; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001903:Bottle Feeding; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007223:Infant; D041943:Infant Formula; D007768:Lactalbumin / Q000378:metabolism; D008168:Lung / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008892:Milk; D012119:Respiration; D016683:Supine Position
D007768:Lactalbumin