Preeclampsia-like syndrome that is associated with severe hypothyroidism in a 20-week pregnant woman.
We report a case of overt hypothyroidism that was associated with a preeclampsia-like syndrome and fetal death in a 37-year-old woman (gravidity, 7; parity, 6). Rapid and robust correction of hypothyroidism is recommended in this situation.
Alfadda
Assim
A
Division of Endocrinology, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Tamilia
Michael
M
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013577:Syndrome