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.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Female
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Fibrin / metabolism*
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Humans
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Infarction / blood*
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Infarction / metabolism
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Infarction / pathology
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Placenta / blood supply
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Placenta / metabolism
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Placenta / pathology
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Placenta Diseases / blood*
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Placenta Diseases / metabolism
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Placenta Diseases / pathology
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Trimester, Second
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alpha-Fetoproteins / metabolism*
Substances
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alpha-Fetoproteins
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Fibrin