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Severe preeclampsia superimposed on polyarteritis nodosa

A G Aya1, M Hoffet, R Mangin

  • 1Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital, Nimes, France.

A patient with a history of drug abuse and histologically diagnosed hepatitis B-related polyarteritis nodosa was admitted for severe hypertension. After a cesarean section because of worsening of her clinical status with severe proteinuria and edema, she improved dramatically. No sign of acute polyarteritis nodosa occurred.

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