Maternal mortality due to the hepatorenal syndrome of pre-eclampsia. A case report.
A maternal death in the 23rd wk of pregnancy is described. The patient was gravida 8, with 6 previous abortions and one growth-retarded term infant. The clinical symptoms and biochemical findings strongly suggest that the mode of death was septic shock, with the hepatorenal syndrome due to pre-eclampsia as the underlying cause.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006530:Hepatorenal Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D010920:Placenta / Q000473:pathology; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy