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Maternal floor infarction of the placenta was associated with elevated second-trimester maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein levels and a small fetal-maternal bleed.
This case report highlights a potential association between maternal floor infarction of the placenta and elevated second-trimester maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein.
Maternal floor infarction is a recurring placental disease of ubiquitous perivillous fibrin deposition with obliteration of normal placental architecture. In this case, elevated levels of maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) were found as well as a small fetal-maternal bleed. The association between placental disease and elevated maternal serum AFP is discussed.
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Katz et al. (1987) studied this question. Maternal floor infarction of the placenta was associated with elevated second-trimester maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein levels and a small fetal-maternal bleed.
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