[Intrauterine mycoplasmosis in late miscarriage]

118 late abortions were investigated at week 18-28 of pregnancy with the use of light and immunofluorescent microscopy. Intrauterine infections were found in 86 cases including 44 observations of mycoplasmosis, 16-M. hominis, 18-M. pneumoniae, 10-U. urealyticum. Histologically similar changes were found in the form of vacuolar degeneration of the amnion, trophoblast of the basal lamina and foetal coats, inner foetal organs and neuroepithelial cells in the central nervous system. Apart from this, focal leucocytic-lymphocytic infiltration was observed. Marked myeloid hematopoiesis was found in the liver. Maximum changes were found in the placenta and foetal organs in chronic placental deficiency.