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We report on 32 cases of Candida funisitis and describe the associated clinicopathologic features. The Candida funisitis was characterized grossly by small, circumscribed, yellow-white nodules on the umbilical cord surface and, microscopically, by subamnionic microabscesses in which fungal organisms were demonstrable. Chorioamnionitis was present in all cases. Twenty-four (75%) of the 32 infants were premature. There were 7 perinatal deaths, all in immature fetuses. Five (16%) of the 32 fetuses had congenital candidiasis. Five (16%) of the mothers had a history of intrauterine foreign body, including intrauterine contraceptive device in three and cervical cerclage in two. The diagnosis of Candida funisitis should prompt a careful examination for fetal infection, even though it is associated with congenital candidiasis in only a minority of the cases.
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Received January 17, 1997; accepted April 2, 1997
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Qureshi, F., Jacques, S., Bendon, R. et al. Candida Funisitis: A Clinicopathologic Study of 32 Cases. Pediatr. Dev. Pathol. 1, 118–124 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100249900014
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100249900014