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Am J Perinatol 1987; 4(3): 225-228
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999778
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© 1987 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Maternal Floor Infarction of the Placenta Associated with Elevated Second Trimester serum Alpha-Fetoprotein

Vern L. Katz, Watson A. Bowes Jr. , Anne E. Sierkh1
  • Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • 1Department of Pathology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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04 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Maternal floor infarction is a recurring placental disease of ubiquitous perivillous fibrin deposition with obliteration of normal placental architecture. In this case, elevated levels of maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) were found as well as a small fetal-maternal bleed. The association between placental disease and elevated maternal serum AFP is discussed.