[Atypical presentation of preeclampsia]

Rev Med Suisse. 2015 Sep 9;11(485):1655-8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-related syndrome, which still represents one of the major causes of maternal-fetal mortality and morbidity. Diagnosis can be made difficult due to the complexity of the disorder and its wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. In order to provide an efficient diagnostic tool to the clinician, medical societies regularly rethink the definition criteria. However, there are still clinical presentations of preeclampsia that escape the frame of the definition. The present review will address atypical forms of preeclampsia, such as preeclampsia without proteinuria, normotensive preeclampsia, preeclampsia before 20 weeks of gestation and post-partum preeclampsia.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biomarkers / urine
  • Blood Pressure Determination* / methods
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Maternal Mortality
  • Pre-Eclampsia / diagnosis*
  • Pre-Eclampsia / mortality
  • Pre-Eclampsia / physiopathology
  • Pre-Eclampsia / urine
  • Pregnancy
  • Prognosis
  • Proteinuria / urine
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors

Substances

  • Biomarkers