chronic intrauterine meconium aspiration
chronic intrauterine meconium aspiration (CIUMA)
Synopsis
subpleural plate-infarcts of the lungs
meconium-induced vasoconstriction of peripheral preacinar arteries
- plexogenic arteriopathy
- medionecrosis
- obliterative hyaline sclerosis
organized thrombi
systemic-pulmonary arterial anastomoses
- inspissated meconium
- granulomatous reaction
lung rupture
- meconiumthorax
- meconium embolism to hilar lymphatics and lymph nodes
meconium-stained amniotic fluid
Associations
rubella
acute twin-twin transfusion following the intrauterine death of the co-twin
References
Kearney MS. Chronic intrauterine meconium aspiration causes fetal lung infarcts, lung rupture, and meconium embolism. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 1999 Nov-Dec;2(6):544-51. PMID: 10508878
Perlman EJ, Moore GW, Hutchins GM. The pulmonary vasculature in meconium aspiration. Hum Pathol. 1989 Jul;20(7):701-6. PMID: 2737662