Fetal thrombotic vasculopathy explained

Fetal thrombotic vasculopathy
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Fetal thrombotic vasculopathy is a chronic disorder characterized by thrombosis in the fetus leading to vascular obliteration and hypoperfusion.

It is associated with cerebral palsy and stillbirth.^[1]

It is more common in women who have diabetes mellitus.

Diagnosis

It can be diagnosed by histomorphologic examination of the placenta and is characterized by fetal vessel thrombosis and clustered fibrotic chorionic villi without blood vessels.

See also

• Hypertrophic decidual vasculopathy

Notes and References

1. Kraus . FT. . Acheen . VI. . Fetal thrombotic vasculopathy in the placenta: cerebral thrombi and infarcts, coagulopathies, and cerebral palsy. . Hum Pathol . 30 . 7 . 759–69 . Jul 1999 . 10.1016/s0046-8177(99)90136-3 . 10414494 .