Retinopathy in toxemia of pregnancy.
Two cases of toxemia of pregnancy are presented, with color photographic documentation of the accompanying retinopathy. Although both pregnancies resulted in delivery of a viable infant and resolution of other systemic manifestations of toxemia, both patients were left with severe visual impairment. The retinopathy of toxemia is emphasized as a potential source of permanent morbidity in this complication of pregnancy.
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology