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Hypotensive brain stem necrosis in a stillborn

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Hypotensive brain stem necrosis is reported in a stillborn. Additional postmortem findings included evidence of intrauterine distress, shock, and a pure blood culture of group B β-hemolytic streptococci. These findings suggest group B β-hemolytic streptococcal sepsis in utero, with a subsequent episode of transitory circulatory failure prior to intrauterine demise.

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  1. Dept. of Pathology, University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University, 2085 Adelbert Rd, 44106, Cleveland, OH, USA

    S. R. Taylor

  2. Division of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University, 2085 Adelbert Rd., 44106, Cleveland, OH, USA

    U. Roessmann

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Taylor, S.R., Roessmann, U. Hypotensive brain stem necrosis in a stillborn. Acta Neuropathol 65, 166–167 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00690472

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