[Additional post-mortem examination techniques to detect patho-morphological findings of nose and throat in cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) (author's transl)].

To detect histopathological findings in nose and throat. These methods are especially advisable in cases of sudden infant death syndrome, as it could be proved, that in 25 of 30 in this manner examined cases there were inflammatory processes of different extent up to necrotic rhinitis. The morphological findings as well as the accompanying information of anamnesis and the bacteriological findings are discussed. We consider, it advisable, to make use of the described additional investigational methods.