HELLP Syndrome

Authors

  • Faiqa Chughtai 1Classified Gynaecologist, Military Hospital, Rawalpindi
  • Farrukh Zahra Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Hospital, Kamra

Keywords:

HELLP syndrome, Pre-eclampsia

Abstract

The case presented here is of HELLP syndrome which poses a great challenge especially when it is managed in a peripheral hospital. The patient was managed promptly with urgent caesarean section and supportive treatment at Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) Hospital Kamra and was shifted to tertiary care hospital where the patient was treated successfully in high dependency unit for subsequent complications. With this case report, the authors aim to point out the importance of continual intensive clinical follow-up, laboratory monitoring and corresponding therapeutic procedures in the successful management of this relatively serious condition

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Published

2018-01-22

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Case Report