Acute Pulmonary Edema in an Eclamptic Pregnant Patient: A Rare Case of Takotsubo Syndrome
Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)
Kunal Karamchandani, Brandon Bortz, Sonia Vaida
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA
Am J Case Rep 2016; 17:682-685
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.898937
Available online:
Published: 2016-09-23
BACKGROUND:
Acute pulmonary edema in a pregnant patient is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Takotsubo syndrome, or stress-induced cardiomyopathy, is a rare cause of acute pulmonary edema in a pregnant patient, especially prior to delivery of the fetus.
CASE REPORT:
We describe a case of a pregnant patient who presented with acute pulmonary edema and eclampsia and was found to have Takotsubo syndrome. To the best of our knowledge, eclampsia as a precipitating factor for Takotsubo syndrome has not been described in literature.
CONCLUSIONS:
Clinicians taking care of pregnant patients should be aware of the potential link between eclampsia and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Prompt correction of the precipitating cause along with supportive management as described is the key to a successful outcome.
Keywords: Eclampsia, Pulmonary Edema, takotsubo cardiomyopathy
