| A case of HELLP syndrome accompanied by retinal detachment |
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Soo-Yeon Jung, Juyoung Shin, Eun Jung Jeon, Jung Hwan Oh, Jeong Jo Jeong, Nam Ik Han, Sang Woo K Choi |
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| 망막박리를 동반한 HELLP 증후군 1예 |
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정수연, 신주영, 전은정, 오정환, 정정조, 한남익, 최상욱 |
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| Abstract |
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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. (Korean J Med 76:S22-S25, 2009) |
| Key Words:
HELLP syndrome; Retinal detachment; Steroids |
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