From: A perspective on SIDS pathogenesis. The hypotheses: plausibility and evidence
No. SIDS cases | Frequency of petechiae | Non-SIDS comparisons | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
31 | 80% | absent or sparse in infant suffocation, CO asphyxia, drowning | Werne & Garrow [152] |
12 | 100% | none | Handforth [153] |
97 | 95% | rare in infanticide, accidents | Jacobsen and Voight [154] |
80 | 79% | 6 of 43 (14%) | Geertinger [155] |
91 | 94% | 10 of 31 (32%) in no case were they numerous | Cooke&Welsh [156] |
162 | 68% | 12 of 42 (29%) | Marshall [157] |
109 | 87% | 16 of 38 (42%) | Beckwith [158] |
100 | 85% | none | Krous [68] |
622 | 82% | 39 of 65 (60%) | Valdes-Dapena et al. [159] |
63 | 87% | 13 of 33 (39%)# | Risse & Weiler [67] |
174 | 62.7* to 89.55%# | 18 of 67 (26.8%)+ - 31 of 67 (47.7%)** | Goldwater [61] |
311 | 70%# | 42 of 80 (52.5%)# | Fracasso et al. [79] |
250 | 91% | 29 of 69 (42%) | Kleeman et al. [62] |