Magnesium Toxicity in an Obstetric Patient Due to Preeclampsia-Related Renal Dysfunction Despite Administration of a Standard Pritchard Regimen: A Case Report
Abstract
Magnesium toxicity could occur in the treatment of preeclampsia/eclampsia, especially when the patient has coexisting renal impairment. If undetected and promptly treated, hypermagnesemia can cause severe fetomaternal complications and death. We present the case of a 22-year-old pregnant woman at 32 weeks of gestation, who was referred to our hospital with eclampsia, treated with intramuscular magnesium sulfate following a standard Pritchard regimen. An emergency cesarean section was carried out under general anesthesia due to multiorgan dysfunction. Following the cesarean delivery, she was successfully managed with mechanical ventilation and hemodialysis.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
Magnesium in Health and Disease
Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cureus
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- e101584–e101584
- Publication date
- 15 January 2026
- Language
- EN