Small thymus in very low birth weight infants born to mothers with subclinical chorioamnionitis. |
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| Authors: | C De Felice P Toti R Santopietro M Stumpo L Pecciarini F Bagnoli |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Preventive Pediatrics and Neonatology, the Institute of Pathology, University of Siena, Italy. |
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| Abstract: | Chorioamnionitis, a major cause of preterm birth with significant neonatal morbidity and mortality, frequently occurs in mothers who are free of symptoms. A combined clinical, radiologic, and pathologic study of 129 very low birth weight infants indicated a significant association between a markedly decreased thymic size at birth and subclinical chorioamnionitis. |
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