A case of meconium peritonitis: the pathological findings.
An autopsy case of meconium peritonitis is described. This baby was born at 24 weeks of gestation. The pathological findings were generalized peritonitis and this inflammation spread to the umbilical cord. It can be thought that the cause of premature labor may be in part some inflammatory process.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008470:Meconium; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000473:pathology