%0 Journal Article %T Mola hidatiforme completa e eclampsia: relato de caso %A Maest¨¢ %A Izildinha %A Pera£¿oli %A Jos¨¦ Carlos %A Passos %A Jos¨¦ Raimundo %A Borges %A Vera Therezinha Medeiros %A Pedrazzani %A Carolina Diaz %A Rudge %A Marilza Vieira Cunha %J Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetr¨ªcia %D 2003 %I Federa??o Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetr¨ªcia %R 10.1590/S0100-72032003000600010 %X development of preeclampsia/eclampsia prior to 20 weeks of pregnancy should raise the suspicion of hydatidiform mole. we report a case of complete hydatidiform mole (chm) concurrent with eclampsia in a 20-year-old patient with vaginal bleeding, anemia, large uterine size, and ovary cysts associated with hypertension and proteinuria. plasmatic b-hcg levels were high and there was abnormal thyroid function. the ultrasonographic findings were compatible with chm. after uterine evacuation, the patient had headache and visual alterations, followed by tonic-clonic seizures, which ceased with the administration of 50% magnesium sulfate. at post-molar follow-up, a gestational trophoblastic tumor (gtt) was diagnosed and promptly treated with chemotherapy. association between chm and eclampsia requires immediate uterine evacuation and strict post-molar follow-up, due to increased risk of gtt development. %K complete hydatidiform mole %K eclampsia %K gestational trophoblastic tumor. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0100-72032003000600010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en