[Mycoplasma placentitis].

The results of the study of 25 placentas are presented. The condition of placenta was evaluated by light and immunofluorescent microscopy using morphometry. The data obtained were compared with the content of antibodies in the blood of fetuses and their mothers, as well as with the results of clinical observations of pregnant women and babies, and, if the latter died, with morphological changes in their organs. The possibility of development of mycoplasmal affection of placenta with the development of typical changes analogous to those observed in this infection in other organs was established. Mycoplasma were found in the changed cells. Different variants of the influence of placenta involvement on the development of the fetus are discussed.