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Obstetrics & Gynecology 1983;62:S35
© 1983 by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Toxemia of Pregnancy Masquerading As Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

ROBERT L. GOLDENBERG, MD, JOHN F. HUDDLESTON, MD, RICHARD O. DAVIS, MD and BRUCE A. HARRIS, MD

From the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama in Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.

A case of toxemia misdiagnosed as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is presented. An unusual temporal relationship between the fall in platelets and the appearance of hypertension was the cause of the confusion. A rise in platelets following glucocorticoid administration is discussed.






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