Fig. 7.
Funisitis is inflammation of the umbilical vein, either or both umbilical arteries, and the Wharton’s jelly. Serial sections of the umbilical cord were taken at 1 mm intervals and showed neutrophil infiltration of the umbilical vein (dashed line). (Reproduced with permission from Kim CJ, Yoon BH, Kim M et al. Histo-topographic distribution of acute inflammation of the human umbilical cord. Pathol Int 51:861–5, 2001.).