Elevated serum iron in toxemia of pregnancy.
The records of 144 women with toxemia of pregnancy were evaluated retrospectively for clinical course and clinical laboratory parameters. A striking elevation of serum iron was noted when patients were most seriously ill. There was a prompt return to normal iron values with improved clinical status. The toxemia-associated rise in iron is out of proportion to the increase in other parameters, such as uric acid, blood urea nitrogen, and hematocrit. Possible explanations for this phenomenon are offered.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood*; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000097:blood* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D007501:Iron