Training case 1
Clinical story
31 years old female admitted to the hospital due to severe preeclampsia in week 30. She was given anti-hypertensive treatment, but three weeks later no fetal sound was audible. The child was small for size but showed no other pathology at autopsy. The placenta showed grossly dark red to brighter, pink or white areas, consistent with fresh end older infarctions, constituting approximately 50% of the tissue. Sections were taken from a pink area and from normal-looking placental tissue.