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Severe post‐partum eclampsia: Response to plasma exchange
Author(s) -
Stricker Raphael B.,
Main Elliott K.,
Kronfield Jack,
Kallas Gail S.,
Gerson Lauren B.,
Autry Amy M.,
Kiprov Dobri D.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of clinical apheresis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.697
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1098-1101
pISSN - 0733-2459
DOI - 10.1002/jca.2920070102
Subject(s) - medicine , eclampsia , coagulopathy , post partum , coma (optics) , pregnancy , hemolysis , obstetrics , hellp syndrome , surgery , genetics , physics , optics , biology
In their severest forms, pre‐eclampsia and eclampsia may be life‐threatening complications of pregnancy. We describe a patient with severe post‐partum eclampsia characterized by seizures, deep coma, hypertension, renal insufficiency, coagulopathy, and microangiopathic hemolysis. The patient responded to treatment that included intensive plasma exchange, and she achieved full recovery. Our case supports the use of plasma exchange in patients with severe pre‐eclampsia and eclampsia. © 1992 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.