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In [[obstetrics]], '''pre-eclampsia''' is "a complication of pregnancy, characterized by a complex of symptoms including maternal [[hypertension]] and [[proteinuria]] with or without pathological [[edema]]. Symptoms may range between mild and severe. Pre-eclampsia usually occurs after the 20th week of gestation, but may develop before this time in the presence of [[trophoblastic disease]].<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | In [[obstetrics]], '''pre-eclampsia''' is "a complication of pregnancy, characterized by a complex of symptoms including maternal [[hypertension]] and [[proteinuria]] with or without pathological [[edema]]. Symptoms may range between mild and severe. Pre-eclampsia usually occurs after the 20th week of gestation, but may develop before this time in the presence of [[trophoblastic disease]].<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 10:34, 4 August 2010
In obstetrics, pre-eclampsia is "a complication of pregnancy, characterized by a complex of symptoms including maternal hypertension and proteinuria with or without pathological edema. Symptoms may range between mild and severe. Pre-eclampsia usually occurs after the 20th week of gestation, but may develop before this time in the presence of trophoblastic disease.[1]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Pre-eclampsia (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.