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Villitis of Known Origin: Varicella and Toxoplasma

Authors :
T Key
Kurt Benirschke
B Patterson
R Coen
Source :
Placenta. 20:395-399
Publication Year :
1999
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 1999.

Abstract

Chronic villitis is a common condition in human placentae. In some cases an infectious cause can be demonstrated, such as infection with cytomegalovirus and rubella virus. Most often it is of unknown aetiology, the so-called VUE (villitis of unknown aetiology). We describe two cases with identification of specific infectious agents, each demonstrating previously unreported findings, i.e. persistent varicella antigen in the villi in case 1, and presence of toxoplasma cysts in Wharton's jelly in case 2. The identification of the pathogens, varicella virus and toxoplasma, would easily have been overlooked in routine study of the placenta and were possible because of clinical suspicion.

Details

ISSN :
01434004
Volume :
20
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Placenta
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....8d7e395e529e22d71a26951ef0244ab4
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1053/plac.1999.0405