Fetal thrombotic vasculopathy
Fetal thrombotic vasculopathy | |
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Intermediate magnification micrograph of the placental disc showing a thrombosed fetal vein, as may be seen in fetal thrombotic vasculopathy. H&E stain. | |
Classification and external resources |
Fetal thrombotic vasculopathy is a chronic disorder characterized by thrombosis in the fetus leading to vascular obliteration and hypoperfusion.
It is associated with cerebral palsy and stillbirth.[1]
Diagnosis
It can be diagnosed by histomorphologic examination of the placenta and is characterized by fetal vessel thrombosis and clustered fibrotic chorionic villi without blood vessels.
See also
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References
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