BACKGROUND Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome is a severe condition of pregnancy that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Corticoteroid (CORT) therapy is common in the management of HELLP syndrome. This study evaluates the efficacy of CORT therapy to patients with HELLP Syndrome. MATERIAL AND METHODS A literature search was carried out...

objective: preeclampsia is one of the most important complications of pregnancy that is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. the aim of this study was to investigate the relation between serum iron status and ferritin with pre-eclampsia. materials and methods: this case control study evaluated 33 preeclamptic patients and 33 normal pregnant women before parturition in imam hossein...

Background: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a reversible syndrome characterized by seizures, headache, altered mentation, and loss of vision associated with white matter changes on imaging. Case: A 37-year-old multigravida woman had a severe, immediate postpartum eclampsia-HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzyme levels, low platelet count) with PRES characterized...

Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), also known as preeclampsia, remains one of the leading causes of maternal death worldwide. The term PIH describes the development of hypertension with proteinuria and/or pathological edema after the twentieth week of gestation. Parturients with PIH usually have multiple organ alterations (Table 1). Although the etiology of PIH is unknown, it appears obvious...

Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare condition among thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA). Pregnancy known precipitating factor of complement mediated TMA. The occurrence microangiopathic anemia, thrombocytopenia and acute kidney injury presents diagnostic therapeutic challenges. Diverse causes include hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (HELLP syndrome) in pregnant wo...

Preeclampsia, eclampsia and HELLP syndrome are life-threatening hypertensive conditions and common causes of ICU admission among obstetric patients The diagnostic criteria of preeclampsia include: 1) systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥90 mmHg on two occasions at least 4 hours apart and 2) proteinuria ≥300 mg/day in a woman with a gestational age of >20 we...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Despite the development of tertiary care facilities, intensive care and advanced blood banking techniques, pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders are the main cause of maternal mortality in most countries. Our purpose was to determine maternal outcome in pregnancies complicated by HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count) that required int...

Introduction. Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome is a relatively uncommon but traumatic condition occurring in the later stage of pregnancy as a complication of severe preeclampsia or eclampsia. Prompt brain computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and a multidisciplinary management approach are required to improve perinatal outcome. Case. ...