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Preeclampsia - Información general

Nombres alternativos

Hipertensión inducida por el embarazo; Toxemia

Definición:

Es la presencia de hipertensión arterial y proteína en la orina que se desarrolla después de la semana 20 del embarazo.

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

La causa exacta de la preeclampsia no se conoce. Las posibles causan abarcan:

Trastornos autoinmunitarios
Problemas vasculares
Dieta
Genes

La preeclampsia se presenta en un pequeño porcentaje de embarazos y los factores de riesgo abarcan:

Herencia afroamericana
Primer embarazo
Embarazos múltiples
Madres de más de 35 años
Antecedentes de diabetes, hipertensión arterial o enfermedad renal

Preeclampsia

Fecha de revisión: 8/17/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por:Melanie N. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Obstetrics and 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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