[HELLP syndrome: review and report of a case].
OBJECTIVE
to review the literature for a serious disease and present a case in order to caution specialists concerning the need for early and accurate diagnosis. TYPE: literature review and retrospective study of a case.


METHODS
Hospital of Specialized Clinics of Franco da Rocha, of the Jundiaí School of Medicine.


METHODS
one patient admitted to the School Hospital.


RESULTS
review and clinical observation.


CONCLUSIONS
the authors conclude that publication of this case is important because despite the typical features, attending physicians had difficulties in terms of diagnosis and treatment. They describe symptoms which are characteristic of HS associated to preeclampsia and eclampsia, and they caution to the importance of patient complaints of epigastric and right hypochondrium pain. They also alert to the importance of a correct approach (clinical, US scanning, and laboratory tests) for diagnosis and early treatment.
Maia Filho
N L
NL
Faculdade de Medicina de Jundiaí, SP.
Mathias
L
L
de Divitis
M J
MJ
Lega
A
A
Hiar
J
J
Dos Santos
M A
MA
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D010976:Platelet Count; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013577:Syndrome; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*
"HELLP syndrome": revisão e relato de um caso.