Delayed diagnosis of PRES and eclampsia in a concealed pregnancy.

Pan Afr Med J

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kirikkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey.

Published: November 2015

Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are well-known risk factors of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Early recognition and proper treatment result in complete reversibility of this disease. Concealed pregnancy obstacles a safe prenatal care and a safe planned delivery, because of latency in the diagnosis. We present a case of unrecognized posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, eclampsia and premature delivery due to concealed pregnancy.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.19.299.5628DOI Listing

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