Abstract
The authors report the case of a 25-year-old white woman at 7 months' gestation who died suddenly and unexpectedly at home. Anatomic findings at autopsy included a tongue contusion, glomerulonephritis, changes indicative of systemic hypertension, and trophoblastic microemboli in the lungs. Review of the prenatal care record disclosed 3+ proteinuria 2 days before death. The features of the postmortem examination were consistent with clinically undiagnosed preeclampsia-eclampsia and glomerulonephritis. The authors discuss the rarity of fatal preeclampsia-eclampsia, the contribution of concomitant glomerulonephritis, and the significance of trophoblastic microemboli in the lungs.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 354-358 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2000 |
Keywords
- Eclampsia
- Emboli
- Glomerulonephritis
- Preeclampsia
- Pregnancy
- Sudden death
- Trophoblast