[Shigellosis related with the cause of death in children].

From a series of 4,147 postmortem studies, there were 2,280 cases of infectious processes as responsibility of death out of which, 647 corresponded to the digestive tract. Within the group of digestive tract infections, 283 were of bacterial nature and within this last group, there were 43 cases of shigellosis. Included in the fatal cases of shigellosis is the description of their description by ages and sexes; the types of enteropathogenic germs identified in the course of disease and at postmortem studies are mentioned and special reference is made to the type and localization of lesions within the digestive tract. Also, the type and localization of extraintestinal lesions, directly or indirectly related with shigellosis are described. Pathological processes considered as immediate cause of death are pointed out and from the group is extraintestinal infections, the germ identified in each as responsible of death is mentioned. Finally, a brief outline is made of the clinicopathological correlation.