Blow Up of Fibrinoid Necrosis of the Placenta

Arterial Fibrinoid Necrosis in Placenta

•Two decidual vessels are present in the basal decidua attached to the placenta.
•Both vessels show extensive fibrinoid necrosis of their walls (arrows).
•Such vessels are extremely vulnerable to rupture; hemorrhage is present just above them in the placenta (blue arrows).

(Description By:Melinda Sanders,M.D. )

(Image Contrib. by:Melinda Sanders,M.D. UCHC )