First trimester pregnancy loss associated with varicella zoster virus infection: Histological definition of a case

Human Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 94-95

  Oyer, C E ^a   Cai, R ^a   Coughlin, J J ^a   Singer, D B ^a  

^a Department of Pathology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chickenpox; Embryo; First trimester; Placenta; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; DNA VIRUS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PLACENTA; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031975924     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(98)90396-3     Document Type: Article

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