Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Placental Infection Is Associated With Massive Perivillous Fibrin Deposition at the Maternal-Fetal Interface: A Preliminary Study.

Kotiloglu-Karaa, Esin; Kele, Beatrix; Kulasegaran-Shylini, Raghavendran; Broad, Claire E; Owoyemi, Dola; Martin, Joanne; MacPhail, Graham; Iliodromiti, Stamatina et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2022

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Abstract

We observed an increased frequency of massive perivillous fibrin deposition (MPFD) during the second coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic wave dominated by the Alpha variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). MPFD associated with 100% reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) positivity for SARS-CoV-2 and detection by immunohistochemistry. The Alpha variant was identified in all placentas with MPFD that could be sequenced.

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