E Chauvet1, M Youssef, R Boukhari, W El Guindi, G Carles. 1. Service de médecine polyvalente, centre hospitalier de l'Ouest-Guyanais-Franck-Joly, 97320 Saint-Laurent du Maroni, Guyane française.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: HELLP syndrome is characterized by generalised thrombotic microangiopathy predominant in the liver. Many investigators consider HELLP syndrome to be a variant of severe preeclampsia. Several other conditions have similar laboratory findings in common with HELLP syndrome and should be eliminated before pregnancy termination. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The authors report seven observations of patients with biological criteria that mimic HELLP syndrome secondary to severe vitamin B12 deficiency. CONCLUSION: Vitamin B12 or B9 deficiency developed during pregnancy have laboratory findings similar to those of HELLP syndrome.
INTRODUCTION:HELLP syndrome is characterized by generalised thrombotic microangiopathy predominant in the liver. Many investigators consider HELLP syndrome to be a variant of severe preeclampsia. Several other conditions have similar laboratory findings in common with HELLP syndrome and should be eliminated before pregnancy termination. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The authors report seven observations of patients with biological criteria that mimic HELLP syndrome secondary to severe vitamin B12 deficiency. CONCLUSION:Vitamin B12 or B9 deficiency developed during pregnancy have laboratory findings similar to those of HELLP syndrome.
Authors: Dorothy J Vanderjagt; Innocent A O Ujah; Eugene I Ikeh; Jessica Bryant; Victor Pam; Amelia Hilgart; Michael J Crossey; Robert H Glew Journal: ISRN Obstet Gynecol Date: 2011-07-14