Table 2.

Comparison of foci of shock and inflammation between the human SIDS cases and neonatal rats

	SIDS infants	Neonatal rats
Heart	Sparse hypereosinophilic myocytes with condensed and shrunken nuclei	Sparse hypereosinophilic myocytes with condensed and shrunken nuclei
		Subendocardial hemorrhages
Liver	Marbled appearance	Marbled appearance
	Fibrin thrombi in capillaries	Areas of hemorrhage and necrosis
		Increased infiltration of PMNs
		Increased megakaryocytes
Circulation	Recruitment of inflammatory cells	Recruitment of inflammatory cells
	Megakaryocytes in circulation	Increased megakaryocytes
	PMNs in the circulation	Margination of PMNs along vessel walls
	Fibrin thrombi in the capillaries: DIVC
Kidney	Pale	Pale
	Tubular cell necrosis	Tubule degeneration
	Glomeruli retractions and exudation within the glomerular capsule

PMNs, polymorphonuclear leukocytes; DIVC, disseminated intravascular coagulation.