Chorioamnionitis

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Chorioamnionitis Classification and external resources
ICD-10	O41.1, P02.7
ICD-9	658.4, 762.7
eMedicine	ped/89

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Chorioamnionitis is an inflammatory condition of pregnancy affecting the uterus. According to a 2000 report by Dr Yvonne W. Wu, a pediatric neurologist at the University of California in San Francisco, chorioamnionitis is one of the most common causes of brain injuries in newborns.

The amniotic sac consists of two membranes:

• The outer membrane, the chorion, contains the amnion and is part of the placenta.
• The inner membrane, the amnion, contains the amniotic fluid and the fetus.

Chorioamnionitis is an inflammation of the chorion and amnion. It is usually caused by a bacterial infection.

See also

• Cerebral palsy

External links

• OB67 at FPnotebook
• Cleveland Clinic
• Cerebral palsy inflammation link (29 November 2003)

v • d • e Pathology of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O, 630-676)
Pregnancy with abortive outcome	Ectopic pregnancy - Hydatidiform mole - Anencephaly - some Teratoma
Oedema, proteinuria and hypertensive disorders	Pregnancy-induced hypertension - Pre-eclampsia - Eclampsia - Gestational diabetes
Other, predominantly related to pregnancy	Gestational pemphigoid
Maternal care related to the fetus and amniotic cavity and possible delivery problems	Polyhydramnios - Oligohydramnios - Chorioamnionitis - Premature rupture of membranes - Amniotic band syndrome - Placenta praevia - Braxton Hicks contractions - Antepartum haemorrhage - Placental abruption
Complications of labour and delivery	Premature birth - Dystocia (Shoulder dystocia) - Fetal distress - Uterine rupture - hemorrhage - Placenta accreta
Other	Puerperal fever - Maternal death

v • d • e Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P, 760-779)
Maternal factors and complications	Umbilical cord prolapse - Nuchal cord - Chorioamnionitis
Length of gestation and fetal growth	Small for gestational age - Large for gestational age - Premature birth - Postmature birth
Birth trauma	Cephalhematoma - Brachial plexus lesion (Erb's palsy, Klumpke paralysis)
Respiratory	Intrauterine hypoxia - Infant respiratory distress syndrome - Transient tachypnea of the newborn - Meconium aspiration syndrome - pleural disease (Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum) - Wilson-Mikity syndrome - Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Cardiovascular	Pneumopericardium - Persistent fetal circulation
Haemorrhagic and haematological/ hematologic disease	Haemorrhagic disease of the newborn - Hemolytic disease of the newborn - Rh disease - Hydrops fetalis - Hyperbilirubinemia (Kernicterus, Neonatal jaundice)
Digestive system	Ileus - Necrotizing enterocolitis
Integument and temperature regulation	Erythema toxicum
Other disorders	Periventricular leukomalacia - Gray baby syndrome - muscle tone (Congenital hypertonia, Congenital hypotonia) - Perinatal infection (Congenital rubella syndrome) - Velamentous cord insertion - Omphalitis

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