What Is Chronic Villitis?

Maya Lin-Takahashi
Maya Lin-Takahashi
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Chronic Villitis Refers to the Inflammation Involving the Villous Tree. Chronic Chorioamnionitis Chorioamnionitis Multiple Studies Have Reported Risk Factors...

What Is Chronic Villitis?

Chronic villitis refers to the inflammation involving the villous tree. Chronic chorioamnionitis

chorioamnionitis
Multiple studies have reported risk factors for chorioamnionitis, including longer duration of membrane rupture, prolonged labor, nulliparity, African American ethnicity, internal monitoring of labor, multiple vaginal exams, meconium-stained amniotic fluid, smoking, alcohol or drug abuse, immune-compromised states, ...
involves either the extraplacental chorioamniotic membranes or chorionic plate. Chronic deciduitis affects the basal plate. Modified from Benirschke K, Burton GJ, Baergen RN. Infectious Diseases.

What causes chronic Villitis?

Villitis is inflammation of the chorionic villi, which are the structures covering the surface of the placenta that ensure the baby receives enough nutrients and gases from the mother. This inflammation can stem from chorioamnionitis or other infectious agents such as Streptococci, herpes, rubella and syphilis.

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What causes inflammation of the placenta?

Chronic inflammatory lesions of the placenta are characterized by the infiltration of the organ by lymphocytes, plasma cells, and/or macrophages and may result from infections (viral, bacterial, parasitic) or be of immune origin (maternal anti-fetal rejection).

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