Viral placentitis - a case report.
A case of viral placentitis, in a 20 year-old pregnant woman suffering from chronic glomerulonephritis, was presented. In light microscopic findings of the placenta, many necrotic foci with intranuclear inclusion - bearing cells revealed in chorionic villi and by electron microscopy numerous immature and mature virus particles, probably herpes simplex were proved in intranuclear inclusion-bearing cells.
D000328:Adult; D002824:Chorionic Villi / Q000382:microbiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000382:microbiology*; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000648:ultrastructure