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Two Obese Patients with Presumptive Diagnosis of Anaphylactoid Syndrome of Pregnancy Presenting at a Community Hospital.
| Title: | Two Obese Patients with Presumptive Diagnosis of Anaphylactoid Syndrome of Pregnancy Presenting at a Community Hospital. |
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| Name(s): |
Kradel, Brian K, author Hinson, Scarlett B, author Smith, Carr J, author |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: |
Journal Article Text |
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| Date Issued: | 2016-07-01 | |
| Physical Form: |
computer online resource |
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| Extent: | 1 online resource | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | Anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy (ASP) is a rare but extremely serious complication, with an estimated incidence in North America of 1 in 15 200 deliveries. Despite its rarity, ASP is responsible for approximately 10% of all childbirth-associated deaths in the United States. At present, there is no validated biomarker or specific set of risk factors sufficiently predictive of ASP risk to incorporate into clinical practice. Toward the goal of developing a methodology predictive of an impending ASP event for use by obstetricians, anesthesiologists, and other practitioners participating in infant deliveries, physicians encountering an ASP event have been encouraged to report the occurrence of a case and its biologically plausible risk factors. Herein, we report on 2 patients who presented with a presumptive diagnosis of ASP to the delivery unit of a community hospital. Patient One was a 21-year-old, obese (5'11" tall, 250 lbs., BMI 34.9) white female, 1 pregnancy, no live births (G1P0), estimated gestational age (EGA) 40.2 weeks. Patient Two was a 29-year-old, obese (5'7" tall, 307 lbs., BMI 48.1) Hispanic female, second pregnancy, with 1 previous live birth via C-section (G2P1-0-0-1). Her pregnancy was at gestational age 38 weeks plus 2 days. Patient One had 2 possible risk factors: administration of Pitocin to induce labor and post-coital spotting from recent intercourse. Patient Two suffered premature rupture of the placental membranes. Both Patient One and Patient Two had very high body mass indices (BMIs), at the 97th and 99th percentiles, respectively. In the relatively few cases of anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy described to date, this is the first report of a possible association with high BMI. | |
| Identifier: | FSU_pmch_27363628 (IID), PMC4933560 (PMCID), 27363628 (RID), 27363628 (EID), 897984 (PII) | |
| Publication Note: | This NIH-funded author manuscript originally appeared in PubMed Central at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4933560. | |
| Subject(s): |
Cesarean Section Embolism, Amniotic Fluid/diagnosis Fatal Outcome Female Humans Obesity/complications Pregnancy Rare Diseases |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_pmch_27363628 | |
| Host Institution: | FSU | |
| Is Part Of: |
The American journal of case reports. 1941-5923 |
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| Issue: | vol. 17 |
Kradel, B. K., Hinson, S. B., & Smith, C. J. (2016). Two Obese Patients with Presumptive Diagnosis of Anaphylactoid Syndrome of Pregnancy Presenting at a Community Hospital. The American Journal Of Case Reports. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_pmch_27363628
