Multiple Placental Infarcts

Multiple Placental Infarcts •Serial sections of a placenta. •Chorionic plate is at the top of each section. •Basal plate is at the bottom of each section. •Multiple white regions (black arrow) are old infarcts. •Deep red region (white arrow) is retroplacental hemorrhage consistent with placental abruption. (Description By:Melinda Sanders, M.D. ) (Image Contrib. by:Melinda Sanders, M.D. UCHC )