A Case of Hyperemesis Gravidarum due to Gastric Cancer Masquerading as Preeclampsia

• Hauptverfasser: Daniel R. Hersh (Verfasst von), Michael A. Belfort (Verfasst von), G. Lance White (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Nausea and vomiting are symptoms frequently seen in normal pregnancy. We report a patient with gastric carcinoma who presented with severe hyperemesis gravidarum that led to extreme volume depletion, hypertension, proteinuria, and acute renal failure. A 35-year-old woman (para 2-1-0-1) with a prenat...