Funisitis
Funisitis is inflammation of the connective tissue of the umbilical cord that occurs with chorioamnionitis. It involves only the external cord surface and Wharton's jelly. It has no involvement of the vessels.
It does not involve the umbilical stump, which would be seen in omphalitis.
Necrotizing funisitis occurs with long-standing infection and is characterized by inflammatory debris and calcification of umbilical cord tissues.
Infants with funisitis can be born healthy, but should be treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics (similar to the regimen used for omphalitis) for a minimum of seven days of therapy.
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