[An autopsy case of an infant born with a caul who died due to asphyxia after live-birth]. 2001

M Sakaihara, and M Ueda, and N Watanabe, and K Terazawa
Department of Forensic Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.

We reported an autopsy case of a child born with a caul. The infant was a female and seemed to be full-term. No remarkable pathological findings for disease or anomalies were observed. The floating test of lungs was partially positive. And on the gastro-intestinal floating test, only stomach floated. In histological examination, the alveoli in the lungs were partially slightly open. We thought that those were due to the cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. Pulmonary surfactant was positive immunohistochemically. And the stable microbubble test on the liquid in her stomach was very strong. Even if a child is born alive, he or she will soon die due to asphyxia but for the production of surfactant in the lungs. We can evaluate more precisely the potential respiratory ability of a neonate died due to asphyxia by means of stable microbubble test on newborn gastric contents and immunohistochemical staining of surfactant in lungs.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D011663 Pulmonary Surfactants Substances and drugs that lower the SURFACE TENSION of the mucoid layer lining the PULMONARY ALVEOLI. Surfactants, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Surfactant,Surfactant, Pulmonary
D005260 Female Females
D005321 Extraembryonic Membranes The thin layers of tissue that surround the developing embryo. There are four extra-embryonic membranes commonly found in VERTEBRATES, such as REPTILES; BIRDS; and MAMMALS. They are the YOLK SAC, the ALLANTOIS, the AMNION, and the CHORION. These membranes provide protection and means to transport nutrients and wastes. Fetal Membranes,Extra-Embryonic Membranes,Extra Embryonic Membranes,Extra-Embryonic Membrane,Extraembryonic Membrane,Fetal Membrane,Membrane, Extra-Embryonic,Membrane, Extraembryonic,Membrane, Fetal,Membranes, Extra-Embryonic,Membranes, Extraembryonic,Membranes, Fetal
D005554 Forensic Medicine The application of medical knowledge to questions of law. Legal Medicine,Medicine, Forensic,Medicine, Legal
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001238 Asphyxia Neonatorum Respiratory failure in the newborn. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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