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==Infection==
==Infection==
Types (by site):<ref>PBoD P.1106</ref>
Types (by site):<ref name=Ref_PBoD1106>{{Ref PBoD|1106}}</ref>
*Fetal membranes: chorioamnionitis, membranitis.<ref>Sternberg P.2311</ref>
*Fetal membranes: chorioamnionitis, membranitis.<ref>Sternberg P.2311</ref>
*Umbilical cord: funisitis.
*Umbilical cord: funisitis.
*Placenta: placentitis, villitis.
*Placenta: placentitis, villitis.


General<ref>PBoD P.1106</ref>
General:<ref name=Ref_PBoD1106>{{Ref PBoD|1106}}</ref>
*Infection usually ascending, i.e. from vagina up through cervix.
*Infection usually ascending, i.e. from vagina up through cervix.
**Assoc. with intercourse.
**Assoc. with intercourse.
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*Associated with retroplacental hematoma.
*Associated with retroplacental hematoma.


===Gross<ref>WMSP P.465</ref>===
===Gross===
Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP465>{{Ref WMSP|465}}</ref>
*Early - red.
*Early - red.
*Late - white/grey.
*Late - white/grey.


===Microscopy===
===Microscopy===
*Loss of intervillous space.<ref>WMSP P.465</ref>
Features:
*Loss of intervillous space.<ref name=Ref_WMSP465>{{Ref WMSP|465}}</ref>
**Villi appear to be crowded.
**Villi appear to be crowded.
<ref>PBoD P.1109.</ref>
<ref>{{Ref PBoD|1109}}</ref>
*Prominent syncytial knots.
*Prominent syncytial knots.
*Thickened trophoblastic basement membrance (below [[cytotrophoblast]]s).
*Thickened trophoblastic basement membrance (below [[cytotrophoblast]]s).
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*Green/green discolourization.
*Green/green discolourization.


===Microscopy<ref>ALS 6 Feb 2009</ref>===
===Microscopy<ref>ALS. 6 Feb 2009.</ref>===
*Macrophages with brown fine granular pigment.
*Macrophages with brown fine granular pigment.
*Columnar morphology (normally cuboidal).
*Columnar morphology (normally cuboidal).
*"Drop-out" of individual cell -- the loss of individual cells.
*"Drop-out" of individual cell -- the loss of individual cells.


Level of staining and time:<ref>3 Apr 09</ref>
Level of staining and time:<ref>3 Apr 2009.</ref>
*<1 h - no staining of membranes.
*<1 h - no staining of membranes.
*1-3 h - amnion is stained.
*1-3 h - amnion is stained.
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