Desquamative interstitial pneumonia in an infant. Mimicry of sudden infant death syndrome

A 15-week-old infant girl, without a prior history of overt illness, was found dead while sleeping between her two parents. The gross examination at autopsy showed only congested lungs, and the initial diagnosis was sudden infant death (SID). On microscopic examination, a desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP) was observed. The widespread, patchy intraalveolar histiocytic desquamation was associated with lymphocytic infiltration of bronchiolar and aveolar walls, which together provided convincing evidence that an interstitial pneumonitis was the cause of death. A viral etiology seems most likely in view of the accompanying chronic inflammation of bronchial submucosal glands.     

Deception in Morality and Law

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Designing Judicial Review: A Comment on Schauer

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A computerized aid for international crisis management

Among the problems facing decision makers are those of receiving reliable warnings of nascent crises and of having relevant information which can be brought to bear on unforseen decision problems. This paper describes how computer technology is being used to address both of these problems in a real-time environment. Specifically, computers are being used to manage and analyze the relations among nations in order to forewarn decision makers withad hoc information retrieval and data analysis capabilities. Using computers in this fashion in the foreign policy arena is a recent innovation which may have application in other arenas where decision makers must continually anticipate and adapt to unfolding world situations.