Possible role for exchange plasmapheresis with fresh frozen plasma for maternal indications in selected cases of preeclampsia and eclampsia.
A new case of a preeclamptic who developed the diagnostic criteria for the hemolytic uremic syndrome and who was treated with plasmapheresis is presented. Fourteen case reports of gravidas with preeclampsia treated by exchange plasmapheresis with fresh frozen plasma for maternal indications are reviewed. Only four cases had been reported as eclampsia or preeclampsia. The other cases had been reported as thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, the postpartum hemolytic uremic syndrome, or fatty liver of pregnancy. The possible role of plasmapheresis in treating very carefully selected cases of preeclampsia is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010949:Plasma; D010951:Plasma Exchange; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy