Severe early onset hemolysis, elevated liver enzyme, and low platelet-syndrome in 2 subsequent pregnancies: Case report and review of the literature

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 281, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 265-268

  Ott, Johannes ^a   Poschalko, Gunda ^a   Zeisler, Harald ^a  

^a UNIV KLIN FÜR FRAUENHEILKUNDE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Early onset; Elevated liver enzyme, and low platelet (HELLP) syndrome; Fetal outcome; Hemolysis; Intensive care; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MAGNESIUM; METHYLDOPA; MEZLOCILLIN; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; FETUS OUTCOME; HELLP SYNDROME; HEPATOBILIARY PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROTEINURIA; SYMPTOM; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; URINALYSIS; UTERINE ARTERY; CESAREAN SECTION; FATALITY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; RECURRENCE;

EID: 77950342313     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-009-1176-z     Document Type: Article

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