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Placenta infarction

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When an area which is fed by a set of blood vessels loses that blood supply it dies. In the absence of infection this tissue will eventually degenerate and be replaced by scar tissue, so it is easy to identify after delivey when looking at the placenta.

Dr. Joe Merritt reviewed this

52 years experience

Is a type of:

Pregnancy complications

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Rare

Body locations

Baby / fetus, Pelvis

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