title: Abruptio placentae and idiopathic arterial calcification in a stillborn.
abstract: We report a case of idiopathic arterial calcification in a stillborn of 22 weeks gestational age. The pregnancy was complicated by abruptio placentae and the postmortem examination showed widespread arterial calcification in the placenta, as well as in the pulmonary, renal, cerebellar, and brain arteries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, First National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Pagona
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Agapitou
authors.forename: Andreas C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Lazaris
authors.forename: Emmanouil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Agapitos
authors.forename: Efstratios S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Patsouris
mesh_terms: D000037:Abruptio Placentae / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology*; D001344:Autopsy; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D050497:Stillbirth