A case of HELLP syndrome accompanied by retinal detachment.
- Author:
Soo Yeon JUNG
1
;
Juyoung SHIN
;
Eun Jung JEON
;
Jung Hwan OH
;
Jeong Jo JEONG
;
Nam Ik HAN
;
Sang WooK CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
HELLP syndrome;
Retinal detachment;
Steroids
- MeSH:
Anemia;
Blood Pressure;
Female;
HELLP Syndrome;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Incidence;
Liver;
Pre-Eclampsia;
Pregnancy;
Pregnant Women;
Pulmonary Edema;
Renal Insufficiency;
Retinal Detachment;
Retinaldehyde;
Steroids
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2009;76(Suppl 1):S22-S25
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Weinstein et al. first described the HELLP (hemolytic anemia, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets) syndrome in 1982. The incidence of HELLP syndrome is 0.2~0.6% in normal pregnant women and 4~12% in women with preeclampsia. This syndrome is accompanied by serious medical complications, including hepatic and renal failure, coagulopathy, hypertension, and pulmonary edema. Retinal detachment is an unusual, but well documented, complication of hypertensive disorder in pregnancy affecting 0.2~2% of patients with severe preeclampsia and 0.9% of patients with HELLP syndrome. This paper reports on a patient with HELLP syndrome accompanied by retinal detachment who recovered after controlling the blood pressure and receiving systemic steroids.
