Open AccessCOVID-19 and the surge in Decidual Cast Shedding
Author(s) -
Tiffany Parotto,
James A. Thorp,
Brian S. Hooker,
Paul J. Mills,
Jill C. Newman,
L. M. Murphy,
Warren Geick,
Dan McDyer,
Raphael B. Stricker,
Sue Peters,
Maureen McDonnell,
H. Ray,
Christiane Northrup
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the gazette of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2692-4374
DOI - 10.46766/thegms.pubheal.22041401
Subject(s) - covid-19 , population , medicine , virology , environmental health , pathology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The purpose of this study is to report on the unprecedented rise in decidual cast shedding (DCS) that occurred in 2021. DCS is historically a rare gynecological event, with less than 40 cases reported in the medical literature over the last 109 years. Previous journal articles on DCS were usually case studies; population prevalence data is non-existent.