sudden infant death syndrome

Term ID

DOID:9007

Synonyms

• Cot death
• Crib death
• SIDS
• Sudden death of nonspecific cause in infancy

Definition

A syndrome that is characterized by the sudden death of an infant that is not predicted by medical history and remains unexplained after a thorough forensic autopsy and detailed death scene investigation. (3)

References

• GARD:7711
• ICD9CM:798.0
• MESH:D013398
• MIM:272120
• NCI:C85173
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:51178009
• UMLS_CUI:C0038644

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:9007 )