Acute puerperal coital headache and hypertension.
An unusual case of acute headache and hypertension occurring at the height of sexual excitement during the puerperium is presented. The patho-mechanism of this phenomenom is discussed and the literature reviewed.
Adinma
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003075:Coitus; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology