HELLP syndrome: a condition of varied presentation.
Three cases of HELLP syndrome are presented which illustrate its varied clinical presentation, the difficulty in making a diagnosis and the management problems. The cases varied in severity; all showed thrombocytopenia and abnormal liver function tests, but in one case the blood pressure remained within "normal limits" whereas another patient suffered grand mal seizures due to hypertensive encephalopathy.
Gleeson
R
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Rotunda Hospital, Dublin.
Farrell
J
J
Doyle
M
M
Walshe
J J
JJ
D000328:Adult; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D017359:HELLP Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome