title: Appendicitis in pregnancy mimicking haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets syndrome.
abstract: We report a patient with pregnancy at term in whom appendicitis mimicked haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome. A high index of suspicion of appendicitis should be kept in patients with abdominal pain and biochemical evidence of HELLP.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research , Chandigarh-160012 , India.
authors: Pooja
authors: P
authors: Sikka
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research , Chandigarh-160012 , India.
authors: Neelam
authors: N
authors: Aggarwal
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research , Chandigarh-160012 , India.
authors: Seema
authors: S
authors: Chopra
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research , Chandigarh-160012 , India.
authors: Vanita
authors: V
authors: Suri
keywords: HELLP; appendicitis; pregnancy