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KMID : 0882420090760000022
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2009 Volume.76 No. 0 p.22 ~ p.25
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A case of HELLP syndrome accompanied by retinal detachment
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Jung Soo-Yeon
Shin Joo-Young
Jeon Eun-Jung
Oh Jung-Hwan
Jeong Jeong-Jo
Han Nam-Ik
Choi Sang-Wook
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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.
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KEYWORD
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HELLP syndrome, Retinal detachment, Steroids
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