This diagnosis can be made even if the patient does not have proteinuria. Women with preeclampsia with severe features are encouraged to deliver the child after 34 weeks of gestation to minimize the risks of the severe complications.Preeclampsia can also present with seizures in the pregnant mother. In this case, the patient would be diagnosed with eclampsia.There is no proven way to prevent preeclampsia/eclampsia. Most women who develop signs of preeclampsia, however, are closely monitored to lessen or avoid related problems. The only way to "cure" preeclampsia/eclampsia is to deliver or abort the baby. Eclampsia
Eclampsia is one particularly concerning form of preeclampsia in which a pregnant woman who previously presented with signs of newly increased blood pressure begins to experience new generalized seizures or coma. Up to 70% of patients with eclampsia experience complications associated with pregnancy. These complications can include HELLP syndrome, acute kidney injury, and disseminated intravascular coagulation among others. HELLP Syndrome
HELLP Syndrome is a type of preeclampsia with severe features that involves increased hemolysis, increased liver enzymes, and low platelet levels. While most women with HELLP syndrome have high blood pressure and proteinuria, up to 20% of HELLP syndrome cases do not present with these classical signs of preeclampsia. However, like pre-eclampsia, HELLP syndrome can also lead to low birth weight and premature birth of the fetus/neonate. HELLP syndrome has a fetal/neonatal mortality rate of 7-20%.
Generalized essential telangiectasia (also known as "General essential telangiectasia") is characterized by the dilation of veins and capillaries over a large segment of the body without preceding or coexisting lesions, telengiectases that may be distributed over the entire body or be localized to some large area such as the legs, arms, or trunk. : 589, 844

See also
Skin lesion
List of cutaneous conditions

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