Renal Parenchymal Disease Mimicking Preeclampsia
A 28-year-old primigravida woman, who was diagnosed with preeclampsia and managed with calcium channel blockers during the pregnancy for control of hypertension, was referred to the cardiologist 2 weeks after the pregnancy for management of accelerated hypertension. Preeclampsia diagnosis is substan...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
2018-08-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Cardiovascular Disease in Women |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1677623 |
| Summary: | A 28-year-old primigravida woman, who was diagnosed with preeclampsia and managed with calcium channel blockers during the pregnancy for control of hypertension, was referred to the cardiologist 2 weeks after the pregnancy for management of accelerated hypertension. Preeclampsia diagnosis is substantiated by detecting hypertension in the 20th week of pregnancy, pedal edema, proteinuria, and liver enzyme abnormalities. A subsequent evaluation found that the patient had shrunken kidney, perhaps due to chronic pyelonephritis. Physicians always have to keep in mind to detect the secondary cause of hypertension in a pregnant woman. |
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| ISSN: | 2455-7854 |