Chronic deciduitis
Medical condition
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Chronic deciduitis is a type of long-lasting inflammation that arises in pregnancy and affects the endometrial stromal tissue (decidua).
| Chronic deciduitis | |
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| Other names | Plasma cell deciduitis |
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| Micrograph of a chronic deciduitis, showing the characteristic plasma cells. H&E stain. | |
It is associated with preterm labour.[1] The diagnosis rests primarily on the presence of plasma cells.[2]
Intermed. mag.
High mag.
