Diagnosis of amniotic fluid embolism using an antiserum to human keratin.
Sections of lung from four maternal deaths have been stained with an antibody raised to human keratin. This method has been found to be a more sensitive technique for determining amniotic fluid emboli than other special stains and has shown a higher incidence than expected.
D000328:Adult; D004619:Embolism, Amniotic Fluid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000276:immunology; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007633:Keratins / Q000276:immunology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*
D007106:Immune Sera; D007633:Keratins