Obstetrics and Gynecology · Obstetrics and Gynecology / Obstetric complications
HELLP syndrome
also: Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets
Severe pregnancy complication with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and thrombocytopenia.
- Specialty
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Subspecialty
- Obstetrics and Gynecology / Obstetric complications
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: not affected; Female: affected, pregnant women; Children: no
- Gene(s) involved
- FLT1, HADHA, HLA-G, LCHAD
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets
Etiology & mechanism
Placental ischemia with endothelial injury and microangiopathy.
Gene(s) involved (4)
Symptoms & signs (7)
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3 shared
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jaundice, nausea
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hypertension, proteinuria
2 shared
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headache, hypertension
2 shared
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hypertension, thrombocytopenia
2 shared
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headache, hypertension
2 shared
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headache, nausea
2 shared
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hypertension, thrombocytopenia
2 shared
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jaundice, right upper quadrant pain
2 shared
Mirror syndrome
hypertension, proteinuria
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