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Mitochondrial myopathy and preeclampsia associated with pregnancy
K Berkowitz1, A Monteagudo, F Marks
1Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics, and Gynecology, New York, NY 10032.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
Mitochondrial myopathy is characterized by weakness, exercise intolerance, and acidosis. Pregnancy has been reported to accelerate the disease process. This report discusses pregnancy and management of labor complicated by mitochondrial myopathy and the therapeutic dilemmas that arise when preeclampsia is diagnosed.