Toxemia

Toxemia: Introduction

Toxemia: A medical condition that occurs when there is a release of toxins from bacteria within the bloodstream. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Toxemia is available below.

Symptoms of Toxemia

• Fever
• Hypotension
• Rash
• Diarrhoea
• Vomiting
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 14 symptoms of Toxemia

Wrongly Diagnosed with Toxemia?

• Failure to diagnose Toxemia
• Hidden causes of Toxemia (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Toxemia

Causes of Toxemia

• Septicemia
• Bacteremia
• Local bacterial infection - although not in the blood, the toxins from local bacteria can cause toxemia from certain infections:
  • Diphtheria
  • Tetanus
• more causes...»

See full list of 6 causes of Toxemia

More information about causes of Toxemia:

• Underlying causes of Toxemia
• Toxemia as a complication caused by other conditions
• Toxemia as a symptom

Treatments for Toxemia

• Emergency treatment
• Intensive care
• Antibiotics
• Antitoxin
• Treatment of the underlying cause
• more treatments...»

Read more about treatments for Toxemia

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Reseach about Toxemia

Visit our research pages for current research about Toxemia treatments.

Clinical Trials for Toxemia

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Toxemia include:

• Predicting Complications in Women With Toxaemia - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Treatment Targets for Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - methyldopa,labetalol,nifedipine,clonidine
• Calcium for Pre-Eclampsia Prevention (CPEP) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - calcium
• Oral Calcium in Pregnant Women With Hypertension - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - calcium
• Regulation of Placental Vascular Reactivity in Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 13 Clinical Trials for Toxemia

Types of Toxemia

• Toxic Shock Syndrome
• Toxemia of pregnancy - the old misleading name for preeclampsia; a form of gestational hypertension (high blood pressure) not related to bacteria or any form of toxic blood poisoning.
• more types...»

Read more about Types of Toxemia

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Definitions of Toxemia:

An abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and edema and protein in the urine - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Toxemia is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Toxemia, or a subtype of Toxemia, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)