HELLP Syndrome: A Rare but Critical Obstetric Conundrum

Madhuri Akasapu

Department of Pharmacy Practice, Aditya Pharmacy College, Surampalem-533437, India.

Sri Satya Manogna Naidu Vanarasi

Department of Pharmacy Practice, Aditya Pharmacy College, Surampalem-533437, India.

Pavan Kumar Yanamadala *

Department of Pharmacy Practice, Aditya Pharmacy College, Surampalem-533437, India.

Rupa Lavanya Gogulamanda

Department of Pharmacy Practice, Aditya Pharmacy College, Surampalem-533437, India.

Thanmayi Sai Lakshmi Thota

Department of Pharmacy Practice, Aditya Pharmacy College, Surampalem-533437, India.

Nandini Palivela

Department of Pharmacy Practice, Aditya Pharmacy College, Surampalem-533437, India.

Bhagya Aruna Chikkala

Department of Pharmacy Practice, Aditya Pharmacy College, Surampalem-533437, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.


Abstract

Background: HELLP Syndrome is one of the significant difficulties of pregnancy and the acronym represents H=Hemolysis, EL=Elevated Liver Enzymes, LP=Low Platelets. It is a significant and hazardous type of toxemia, which is a condition where a pregnant lady has hypertension that harms the Liver and Kidney. It typically develops between the 26th to 40th long stretches of Fetal Development, and at times in the week after the child is conceived. Eclampsia is the most extreme type of toxemia joined by seizures. The rate is 0.5-0.9% in most pregnant ladies, however, in extreme Toxemia, 10-20% of cases have been accounted for.

Case Subtleties: A 29-year-old Multigravida lady who was pregnant for the third time, at 35 weeks of pregnancy was presented with the objections of serious stomach torment for one day, and fetal development was not evaluated. She had a known instance of hypertension during her past pregnancy and was dealt with apparently with Labetalol, furthermore gone through a lower Cesarean segment two years earlier. She was given Magnesium Sulfate 4g IV over 5 Minutes.

Discussion: Blood products like platelets, red blood cells, and fresh frozen plasma ought to be transferred. On account of early pregnancy, corticosteroids can be utilized to invigorate the development of fetal lungs. Basic follow-up is expected for patients with HELLP Syndrome.

Conclusion: Early location and treatment of HELLP syndrome, either by inception or by typical work or by cesarean area is valuable for both mother and embryo and forestalls further confusions.

Keywords: HELLP, hypertension, serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, hemoglobin


How to Cite

Akasapu , Madhuri, Sri Satya Manogna Naidu Vanarasi, Pavan Kumar Yanamadala, Rupa Lavanya Gogulamanda, Thanmayi Sai Lakshmi Thota, Nandini Palivela, and Bhagya Aruna Chikkala. 2023. “HELLP Syndrome: A Rare But Critical Obstetric Conundrum”. Asian Journal of Case Reports in Medicine and Health 6 (1):172-78. https://journalajcrmh.com/index.php/AJCRMH/article/view/176.


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