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preeclampsia
Multisystemic pregnancy disorder, also known as toxemia, characterized by high blood pressure and proteinuria after the 20th week of gestation. This condition can lead to severe complications, such as fetal growth restriction or eclampsia, requiring strict obstetric management.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Disease
Level of specialization High
Definition source Diccionario médico CUN
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Specific to one sex Yes
Variants
Synonym
pre-eclampsia
Formal
toxemia
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

preeclampsia

Valenciano

preeclàmpsia
Associated concepts
Type of
pregnancy complications
Caused by
abnormal placental function
placental dysfunction
Presents the symptom
high blood pressure
proteinuria
headache
visual disturbances
upper abdominal pain
thrombocytopenia
impaired liver function
May cause
preterm birth
placental abruption
fetal growth restriction
maternal organ damage
eclampsia
Examples
As PAEP regulates trophoblast and immune cell functions during early pregnancy, altered PAEP expression may be involved in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia.
Furthermore, preterm delivery is reported in the literature in the case of adenomyosis, as well as small for gestational age neonates and preeclampsia.
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
preterm | severe | early-onset | late-onset preeclampsia

WITH NOUNS
preeclampsia risk | preeclampsia diagnosis | preeclampsia severity | preeclampsia prevention