Small thymus in very low birth weight infants born to mothers with subclinical chorioamnionitis.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
Chorioamnionitis, a major cause of preterm birth with significant neonatal morbidity and mortality, frequently occurs in mothers who are free of symptoms. A combined clinical, radiologic, and pathologic study of 129 very low birth weight infants indicated a significant association between a markedly decreased thymic size at birth and subclinical chorioamnionitis.
Medical subject headings
- Chorioamnionitis
- Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
- Thymus Gland