C4d Deposition in Fetal Vessels of the Placenta in Neonatal Lupus Syndrome

Figure 2

Histological findings from placentas obtained from the control pregnancy (28-year-old mother at 35 weeks of gestation, (a, b)), systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) pregnancy (40-year-old mother at 30 weeks of gestation, (c, d)), and neonatal lupus syndrome pregnancy (31-year-old mother at 35 weeks of gestation, (e, f)). (a, c, e) Representative images of tissue sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin (HE). (b, d, f) Representative anti-C4d immunostaining images (arrows). Scale bar = 50 μm.

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