A morphometric and histological study of placental malaria shows significant changes to villous architecture in both Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax infection

• Main Authors: Sethawud Chaikitgosiyakul, เสฏฐวุฒิ ชัยกิตโกสิยกุล, Rijken, Marcus J., Muehlenbachs, Atis, Lee, Sue J., Urai Chaisri, อุไร ไชยศรี, Parnpen Viriyavejakul, พรรณเพ็ญ วิริยเวชกุล, Turner, Gareth D., Emsri Pongponratn, เอี่ยมศรี พงศ์พนรัตน์, Nosten, Francois, McGready, Rose
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Mahidol-Oxford Research Unit
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Image analysis; Malaria; Morphometry; Pathophysiology; Placenta; Pregnancy; Villi; Open Access article
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/662
• Institution: Mahidol University

BACKGROUND: Malaria in pregnancy remains a major health problem. Placental malaria infection may cause pathophysiological changes in pregnancy and result in morphological changes to placental villi. Quantitative histomorphological image analysis of placental biopsies was performed to compare plac...