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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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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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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00690472