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Haemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia and uraemia in eclampsia


H.C. Seftel
J. Metz

Abstract

Haemolytic anaemia has long been known as a not infrequent complication of eclampsia. Thrombocytopenia may also be associated with eclampsia, while the simultaneous occurrence of both haematological complications has recently been reported by Pritchard et al As these haematological disturbances may have an important bearing on the patbogenesis and therapy of eclampsia, it is the purpose of this paper to draw attention to their occurrence and management, by presenting 2 cases in African patients in whom eclampsia was associated with acute intravascular haemolysis, thrombocytopenia, and uraemia.


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eISSN: 2078-5135
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