Significant Clinical Manifestations in Ballantyne Syndrome, after a Case Report and Literature Review: Recognizing Preeclampsia as a Differential Diagnosis

Table 1

Clinical considerations in establishing a differential diagnosis for BS.

Variable	PE	BS	Case Report
Maternal
Gestational age	< 20	16-34	24-29
Edema	++	++	+
Hypertension; (> 130/80)	+++	+	-
Proteinuria; (> 300mg/day)	+++	+	+
Hyperreflexia (OTR)	+	-	-
Liver function test abnormalities	+++	+	+
Creatinine	++	+	+
Urea	++	+	+
Creatinine:urea ratio	++	+	+
Thrombocytopenia	+++	+	-
Uterine bleeding	++	+	-
Renal failure	++	+++	-
Pulmonary edema	+	+++	-
Anemia	Hemoconcentration	Hemodilution	Hemodilution
Placental edema	-	+++	+++
Fetal
Hydrops	+	+++	+++
Polyhydramnios	+	+++	+++
Cardiac affection	+	++	Unknown
Intrauterine growth restriction	+	-	-
Associated tumor	-	+	+
Fetal death	+	++	++