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Table 1 Comparison of height, weight, and organ weights with the mean for neonatal females

From: A fatal case of fulminant group: a streptococcal infection in a neonate

 

Case

Newborn girl mean

Height (cm)

52

49.99 ± 4.08

Body weight (kg)

3.69

2.92 ± 0.92

Thymus (g)

7.4

14.02 ± 7.57

Heart (g)

25.4

20.36 ± 7.84

Lungs (left/right) (g)

38.2/42.9

29.15 ± 11.41/35.59 ± 15.40

Liver (g)

235

131.11 ± 41.93

Spleen (g)

25.4

9.78 ± 4.03

Kidneys (left/right) (g)

25.2/24.9

12.73 ± 4.63/12.95 ± 6.92

Adrenal glands (left/right) (g)

4.1/3.9

2.39 ± 0.95/2.26 ± 0.92

Brain (g)

401

411.1 ± 80.67

  1. Questionnaire Research Performed by the Japanese Society of Legal Medicine (2015) Weights and sizes of internal organs measured in forensic autopsy cases from 2009 to 2013 in Japan. In: Japanese Society of Legal Medicine, Research report. Available via DIALOG