The pathology of eclampsia: An autopsy series

• Main Authors: Jonathan L. Hecht (Author), Jaume Ordi (Author), Carla Carrilho (Author), Mamudo R. Ismail (Author), Zsuzsanna K. Zsengeller (Author), S. Ananth Karumanchi (Author), Seymour Rosen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: We describe the main lesions in the liver, brain, and kidney from autopsies of women who died of eclampsia and characterize the endothelial injury. Methods: Cases were identified from a study involving 317 maternal deaths (2003-2006) conducted at the Maputo Central Hospital (Maputo, Mozam...