Pre-eclampsia overview

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Zand, M.D.[2] Ogheneochuko Ajari, MB.BS, MS [3]

Overview

Preeclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal mortality worldwide and is defined as new-onset hypertension after 20 weeks of gestation or near the term accompanied by proteinuria or other maternal organs involvement. Right upper quadrant or epigastric pain may be due to periportal and focal parenchymal liver necrosis, hepatic cell edema, or Glisson’s capsule distension.There is not always a correlation between liver pathology and laboratory tests. Headache is not a reliable symptom for preeclampsia with severe features and other neurologic abnormalities should be considered. Headache,blurred vision,scotoma,hyperreflexia, temporary blindness may happen in the course of disease. If tonic-clonic seizure happens, it defines as eclapsia.



headache, blurred vision, scotomata, and hyperreflexia. Although uncommon, temporary blindness (lasting a few hours to as long as a week) also may accompany preeclampsia with severe features and eclampsia

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