[Hellp syndrome may precede the appearance of arterial hypertension in pregnancy toxemia].
The "Hellp syndrome" describes the association of three biological abnormalities (hemolysis, liver abnormalities and thrombocytopenia) establishing the severity of arterial hypertension during pregnancy and requiring the interruption of pregnancy as much for the child as for the mother. This article reports a case of "Hellp syndrome" which was special in that the biological abnormalities preceded the occurrence of pre-eclampsia. The signs, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of the "Hellp syndrome" are studied in this article.
D000328:Adult; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000209:etiology*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D013577:Syndrome; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology*
Le "Hellp syndrom" peut précéder l'apparition de l'hypertension artérielle au cours de la toxémie gravidique.