Mirror syndrome is a rare and dangerous disease in pregnant women, also known by other names such as triple edema and ballantin syndrome. The disease was first identified in 1892 by John Ballantyne; which specializes in gynecology and obstetrics in the early 19th century. Both the mother and the unborn child simultaneously show symptoms of the disease, so they call the disease mirror syndrome. The cause of the disease is still unknown (idiopathic) to date; heredity is the only explanation researchers can provide at the moment. Several researchers have argued that the disease may be caused by environmental factors, although they have no evidence to support such a claim.
Ballantyne syndrome has a beneficial effect on the symptoms and symptoms that cause problems in the mother and the unborn baby. Edema, sometimes referred to as dropsy or dropsy, is the most common symptom of this disease. Albuminuria is a condition in which a protein called albumin is present in the urine, it is also a type of proteinuria, and it is a mild symptom of mirror syndrome.
Preeclampsia is a type of hypertension that occurs in pregnant women, high blood pressure is the main symptom of preeclampsia, usually occurs during the 20th week of pregnancy. Doctors deliver children through cesarean section and induction if the pregnant woman suffers severely from preeclampsia. Low hematocrit, elevated uric acid levels and anemia are also considered triple edema symptoms, although in pregnant women laboratory tests are considered inconclusive due to hormonal imbalances caused by pregnancy.
Treatment of mirror syndrome is mainly in the treatment of pre-eclampsia. Antihypertensive therapy is to reduce high blood pressure in pregnant women. The proven treatment is the intravenous administration of magnesium sulfate; however, an increase in dose could be harmful to the fetus. Proper diet and nutrition can stop the occurrence of pre-eclampsia. Doctors prescribe aspirin to pregnant women with triple edema, although the side effects of the drug may threaten the unborn fetus.
The introduction of anti-tuberculosis drugs is important for stopping the sunset of the mirror syndrome, but in some cases the treatment gives minimal results. Now there is no exact treatment of the mirror syndrome; however, doctors treat the symptoms rather than stop the disease.
