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The '''fetal autopsy''' is done to determine the cause of death in a fetus. | The '''fetal [[autopsy]]''' is done to determine the cause of death in a fetus. An introduction to the autopsy is in the ''[[autopsy]]'' article. | ||
==External exam== | |||
Post-mortem changes with intrauterine death (sequence):<ref>{{Ref HospAuto|191}}</ref> | |||
*Normal ~0-12 h. | |||
*Skin blistering - usu. prominent on head ~12-48 hours. | |||
*Moderate skin separation (sloughing) - usu. hands & feet. | |||
*Massive skin separation and loosing of symphysis menti (midline mandible), symphysis pubis. | |||
==Routinue sections== | ==Routinue sections== | ||
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# [[Pituitary]]. | # [[Pituitary]]. | ||
==Adrenal gland== | ==Histology== | ||
===Adrenal gland=== | |||
*Centre regresses. | *Centre regresses. | ||
==Kidney== | ===Kidney=== | ||
*Cortex regresses. | *Cortex regresses. | ||
==Lung== | ===Lung=== | ||
*PMNs may be seen in [[chorioamnionitis]]. | *PMNs may be seen in [[chorioamnionitis]]. | ||
==Thymus== | ===Thymus=== | ||
* | *Hassall's corpuscles (thymic corpuscle). | ||
Image: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thymic_corpuscle.jpg Thymic corpuscle (WC)]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist| | {{reflist|1}} | ||
[[Category:Autopsy]] | [[Category:Autopsy]] | ||