title: Active lupus and preeclampsia: a life threatening combination.
abstract: A patient with active systemic lupus erythematosus presented with generalized convulsions and acute myocardial infarction during the first trimester. Serial determinations of biochemical variables and liver histology indicated that preeclampsia might be responsible for the life threatening episodes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minakami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Idei
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koike
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hirota
mesh_terms: D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D017359:HELLP Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology