Ethylene glycol intoxication misdiagnosed as eclampsia.
Ethylene glycol intoxication is one of the most serious acute poisonings with very uncertain prognosis with regard to both recovery and survival. A case report is presented in which a woman who was admitted for the termination of pregnancy by Caesarean section with a diagnosis of eclampsia turned out to be severely intoxicated by ethylene glycol.
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Umea University Hospital, Umea, Sweden. ivanakral@yahoo.com
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D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019855:Ethylene Glycol / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy
D019855:Ethylene Glycol