Vascular changes in the decidua associated with eclamptogenic toxaemia of pregnancy.
Rather, virulence may also derive from toxin-mediated alteration of host immune responses prior to sepsis and toxaemia.
The mechanisms regulating the hemodynamic changes in the pregnant woman and their relation to the hypertension of toxaemia of pregnancy.
However, the host remains vulnerable to toxaemia, as evidenced by the high rates of mortality even with supportive care.
Fifteen patients said that their families were complete; the remaining patient had been warned against further pregnancies as she had a history of toxaemia.
From the studies reviewed above, it seems that proteinuria is not a consistent feature of ovine pregnancy toxaemia.
Her obstetric history read like a book of obstetric emergencies and included toxaemia, retained placenta and post-partum haemorrhage.
On the other hand, the apparent lack of elevated blood pressure reported by several investigators may suggest that pregnancy toxaemia in sheep is not a reliable animal model of preeclampsia.
