Active lupus and preeclampsia: a life threatening combination.
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.
Minakami
H
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.
Idei
S
S
Koike
T
T
Tamada
T
T
Yasuda
Y
Y
Hirota
N
N
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