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16129485

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6-7
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-5-1
pubmed:abstractText
We present a case of placental toxoplasmosis with granulomatous villitis. The patient was a 26-year-old gravida 1 female with the findings of intrauterine death at 16th week of gestation. The pregnancy was terminated. Pathological examination revealed an autolysed fetus and a placenta with necrotizing granulomas within the villous stroma. Encysted Toxoplasma gondii was rarely observed within the granulomas and serologic examination of the mother confirmed acute toxoplasmosis. A fluorocein in situ hybridization examination, using sex chromosome probes, revealed that the villous granulomas were formed by inflammatory cells, originated from the maternal immune system. In conclusion, T. gondii should be taken into consideration as a rare cause of placental granulomatous inflammation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of granulomatous villitis due to toxoplasmosis, in which formation by maternal inflammatory cells has been demonstrated.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0143-4004
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
780-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-7-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Granulomatous villitis formed by inflammatory cells with maternal origin: a rare manifestation type of placental toxoplasmosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Capa, Topkapi, Istanbul 34390, Turkey. yavuze@istanbul.edu.tr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports