title: Plasma exchange in a patient with postpartum HELLP syndrome.
abstract: The case of a patient with HELLP syndrome, who was unresponsive to supportive management but successfully treated with plasma exchange, is presented. The significance of plasma exchange in the treatment of HELLP syndrome is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takishita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Naka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia; D004913:Erythrocytes, Abnormal; D005260:Female; D017359:HELLP Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D010951:Plasma Exchange; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011507:Proteinuria; D013921:Thrombocytopenia