Difference between revisions of "Fetal thrombotic vasculopathy"
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'''Fetal thrombotic vasculopathy''', abbreviated '''FTV''', is characterized by thrombi in the fetus. In the context of a [[placenta]], it is thrombi in the fetal [[blood vessel]]s of the placenta. | '''Fetal thrombotic vasculopathy''', abbreviated '''FTV''', is characterized by thrombi in the fetus. In the context of a [[placenta]], it is thrombi in the fetal [[blood vessel]]s of the placenta. | ||
A large number of terms are used for this including:<ref name=pmid19237859>{{Cite journal | last1 = Marchetti | first1 = D. | last2 = Belviso | first2 = M. | last3 = Fulcheri | first3 = E. | title = A case of stillbirth: the importance of placental investigation in medico-legal practice. | journal = Am J Forensic Med Pathol | volume = 30 | issue = 1 | pages = 64-8 | month = Mar | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1097/PAF.0b013e318187387e | PMID = 19237859 }}</ref> '''fibrinous vasculosis''', '''fibromuscular sclerosis''' and ''' | A large number of terms are used for this including:<ref name=pmid19237859>{{Cite journal | last1 = Marchetti | first1 = D. | last2 = Belviso | first2 = M. | last3 = Fulcheri | first3 = E. | title = A case of stillbirth: the importance of placental investigation in medico-legal practice. | journal = Am J Forensic Med Pathol | volume = 30 | issue = 1 | pages = 64-8 | month = Mar | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1097/PAF.0b013e318187387e | PMID = 19237859 }}</ref> '''fibrinous vasculosis''', '''fibromuscular sclerosis''' and '''fetal artery stem thrombosis'''. | ||
The multitude of terms reflects the confusion about this finding and that it has numerous etiologies.<ref name=pmid19237859/> | The multitude of terms reflects the confusion about this finding and that it has numerous etiologies.<ref name=pmid19237859/> | ||