1. ¹Division of Neonatology (C.L.W.), Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
2. ²Department of Pediatrics (M.G.), Section of Neonatology, Roper Hospital, Charleston, SC, USA
3. ³Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (S.E.C.), Medical University of SC, Charleston, SC, USA

Correspondence: Carol L. Wagner, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, P.O. Box 250917, 165 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425-0917, USA

Abstract

In this review of a clinical case and the subsequent autopsy findings, the importance of autopsy in determining the cause of death is highlighted. The importance of an autopsy in the neonatal age group is especially important since the yield of unexpected findings is considerably greater than in other groups, and the information may prove invaluable for parents and families in planning other pregnancies.