HELLP SYNDROME
THE IMPORTANCE OF LABORATORY INVESTIGATION IN PREECLAMPSIA
Keywords:
pre-eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, pregnancyAbstract
Preeclampsia, a disease specific to pregnancy and characterized by hypertension and proteinuria, may have HELLP Syndrome as one of its complications, in which the patient begins to experience hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and progressive thrombocytopenia. Once the diagnosis is made, the most appropriate treatment is termination of pregnancy and the longer it is delayed, the more it may compromise fetal vitality and even maternal vitality. In this research, a case is reported whose clinical picture is not evident, while laboratory changes are conclusive. Therefore, the importance of investigating the HELLP Syndrome is highlighted whenever a patient with pre-eclampsia is admitted, which will increase the sensitivity for making the diagnosis, in order to avoid compromising fetal and maternal vitality in cases more serious.
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