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ChorioamnionitisAka: Intra-Amniotic Infection
- See Also
- Risk Factors
- Prolonged Rupture of Membranes
- Multiple intrapartum vaginal exams
- Internal monitoring
- Chorioamnionitis in prior pregnancy (2 fold risk)
- Signs
- Maternal Fever with temperature > 100.7 F
- No obvious source other than uterus
- Associated findings suggestive of Chorioamnionitis
- Fetal Tachycardia
- Maternal tachycardia
- Abdominal tenderness
- Foul smelling amniotic fluid
- Labs
- Complete Blood Count
- Amniotic fluid culture
- Differential Diagnosis
- Management
- Chorioamnionitis is not an indication for cesarean
- See Chorioamnionitis Antibiotic Management
- Course
- Fetal outcome improves with
- Antibiotics
- Defervescence
- Fetal outcome improves with
- Complications
Infection of amniotic sac and membranes (C0008495) | |
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| Definition (MSH) | INFLAMMATION of the placental membranes (CHORION; AMNION) and connected tissues such as fetal BLOOD VESSELS and UMBILICAL CORD. It is often associated with intrauterine ascending infections during PREGNANCY. |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| ICD9 | 658.4, 762.7 |
| MSH | D002821 |
| English | Amnionitis, Chorioamnionitides, Chorioamnionitis, Infection of amniotic sac and membranes, Membranitis |
| Spanish | corioamnionitis, membranitis |
| Parent Concepts | Fetal Diseases (C0015929), Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture (C0015944), Placenta Diseases (C0032045), Infectious Disorder by Site (C1334175), Placental Non-Neoplastic Disorder (C1335423), Infection of amniotic cavity (C0002631), Ambiguous concept (C1274012) |
| Sources | DXP, MSH, MTH, MTHICD9, NCI, NDFRT, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |