PATHOLOGIC conditions characterized by inflammation and fibrinoid necrosis have constituted a perplexing and controversial subject in the medical literature for many years. The tendency in recent ...
BACKGROUND: Microscopic evaluation of arteritis in Kawasaki disease has demonstrated infiltration of the intima, muscularis and adventitia by predominantly mononuclear leukocytes; accompanied by edema ...
The placentas of both pregnancies of Case 1 were reviewed. The first placenta showed severe umbilical cord inflammation with extensive fetal neutrophil karyorrhexis (Figures 1 and 2), although the ...