Umbilical cord 'pseudo-vasculitis' following second trimester fetal death: A clinicopathological and immunohistochemical study of 13 cases

Histopathology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 563-569

  Genest, D R ^a   Granter, S ^a   Pinkus, G S ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Autolysis; Chorioamnionitis; Fetal death; Funisitis

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CHLOROACETATE ESTERASE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD; VASCULITIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 8244234471     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.1997.5750808.x     Document Type: Article

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