Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to G Povey.
Ninety-one consecutive cases of coma were identified among gravidas at Maputo Central Hospital. The commonest causes were eclampsia (70 cases), cerebral malaria (six cases), and meningitis (five cases). Fetal mortality in eclampsia was 23 per cent and maternal mortality 10 per cent. There was a markedly higher incidence of eclampsia during the colder months.
Gestational hypertension is common in Mozambique. In a prospective study lasting 12 months every case of eclampsia in Maputo city was registered. The monthly ratio of eclampsia cases to births was calculated. With the purpose to test the hypothesis of a correlation between meteorological data and eclampsia incidence, monthly averages of temperature, humidity and atmospheric pressure were tabulated. Temperature (p less than 0.005) and atmospheric pressure (p less than 0.001) were significantly associated with the eclampsia/birth ratio. Humidity showed no significant association. We conclude that there is a statistical association between eclampsia incidence and air temperature and atmospheric pressure, respectively.
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The purpose of publishing this case story concerning macroscopic hematuria during pregnancy, is to draw attention to causes of bleeding in the pregnant. The cause in this case was found to be a papillomatous tumor originating from the bladder. This is emphasized as a possibility in the differential diagnosis from other causes of hemorrhage during the third trimester.
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