The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Search

Close

Original Article
Korean J Med. 2009;76(1):22-25.
망막박리를 동반한 HELLP 증후군 1예
정수연, 신주영, 전은정, 오정환, 정정조, 한남익, 최상욱
A case of HELLP syndrome accompanied by retinal detachment
Soo-Yeon Jung, Juyoung Shin, Eun Jung Jeon, Jung Hwan Oh, Jeong Jo Jeong, Nam Ik Han, Sang Woo K Choi


Abstract
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. (Korean J Med 76:S22-S25, 2009)

Keywords :HELLP syndrome, Retinal detachment, Steroids
hanmi ckdpharm. AMGEN
Memo patch yungjin daewoongbio

Go to Top