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.
Department of Forensic Medicine, Saga Medical School, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan. kibayash@post.saga-med.ac.jp
Kazuhiko
K
Kibayashi
Kimiharu
K
Iwadate
Hideki
H
Shojo
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