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Preeclampsia
Definición:
La preeclampsia es el desarrollo de presión sanguÃnea alta y proteÃna en la orina después de la semana 20 del embarazo y puede estar asociada con la hinchazón de la cara y las manos.
Nombres alternativos:
Hipertensión inducida por el embarazo; toxemia
Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:
La causa exacta de la preeclampsia no se conoce. Sin embargo, existen numerosas teorÃas no comprobadas que comprenden factores genéticos, alimenticios, vasculares (vasos sanguÃneos) y autoinmunes.
La preeclampsia se presenta en aproximadamente un 8% del total de los embarazos y hay un incremento en el riesgo asociado con casos de primer embarazo, embarazos múltiples, madres de avanzada edad, mujeres afroamericanas y antecedentes previos de diabetes , hipertensión o enfermedad renal .
- Fecha de revisión: 8/8/2005
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Sharon Roseanne Thompson, M.D., M.P.H., Clinical Fellow, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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