Preeclampsia-like syndrome induced by severe COVID-19: a prospective observational study.

CONCLUSIONS: Pregnant women with severe COVID-19 can develop a PE-like syndrome that might be distinguished from actual PE by sFlt-1/PlGF, LDH and UtAPI assessment. Health care providers should be aware of its existence and monitor pregnancies with suspected preeclampsia with caution.
PMID: 32479682 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: BJOG : An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - May 31, 2020 Category: OBGYN Authors: Mendoza M, Garcia-Ruiz I, Maiz N, Rodo C, Garcia-Manau P, Serrano B, Lopez-Martinez RM, Balcells J, Fernandez-Hidalgo N, Carreras E, Suy A Tags: BJOG Source Type: research