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

Esin Kotiloglu-Karaa, Beatrix Kele, Raghavendran Kulasegaran-Shylini, Claire E. Broad, Dola Owoyemi, Joanne Martin, Graham MacPhail, Stamatina Iliodromiti, Anna Riddell, Eliza Alexander, Teresa Cutino-Moguel*

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)E1176-E1179
JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
Volume75
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2022
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • 2
  • CoV
  • SARS
  • fibrin deposition
  • placenta

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