Severe pre-eclampsia as a rare cause of profound hyponatraemia.
Endocrinology
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Journal
BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Sep 2023
01 Sep 2023
Historique:
pmc-release:
01
09
2025
medline:
4
9
2023
pubmed:
2
9
2023
entrez:
1
9
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Profound hyponatraemia, defined as sodium <125 mmol/L, is a very rare complication of pre-eclampsia (PET) with a relative paucity of cases reported. Pre-eclampsia is a multisystem disorder with a maternal mortality of up to 20%. Hyponatraemia is associated with disease severity, twin pregnancy, advanced maternal age, in vitro fertilisation and HELLP (haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets). The authors present the case of a low-risk nulliparous woman presenting with frontal headache and normal BP at 31
Identifiants
pubmed: 37657823
pii: 16/9/e253881
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-253881
pmc: PMC10476115
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Sodium
9NEZ333N27
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2023. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.