HELLP syndrome.
HELLP syndrome is a triad of hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count during pregnancy and it is proposed to be a sign of severe preeclampsia. We present two mothers with this life-threatening condition. In the first case, the syndrome appeared after a twin delivery at 34 weeks of pregnancy. The mother required 10 days of intensive care with blood and thrombocyte transfusions. Both she and the infants survived. In the second case, the mother had all classic signs of severe preeclampsia at the 27 week of pregnancy. After 3 days' intensive care, a cesarean section was performed and both the mother and the child survived.
D000328:Adult; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010976:Platelet Count; D017713:Platelet Transfusion; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000628:therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013577:Syndrome; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000175:diagnosis*