Open AccessIncorrect Diagnosis of Placental Insufficiency in a Patient with Pre‐Eclampsia
Author(s) -
Axelsson Ove,
Weiner Erik
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348009155413
Subject(s) - placental insufficiency , medicine , estriol , eclampsia , obstetrics , placenta , fetus , pregnancy , oxytocin , gestation , gynecology , endocrinology , hormone , genetics , biology
A case of pre‐eclampsia is described where suspicion of placental insufficiency arose due to low estriol levels and a positive oxytocin challenge test (OCT). The cause, however, of these findings was later proven to be strictly fetal. It is concluded that low estriol levels and a positive OCT may be caused by a decreased placental capacity but specific tests of placental function, as for instance estimations of HPL in plasma and/or a DHAS‐test, should be used to verify or rule out a suspicion of placental insufficiency.