Literature DB >> 27579095

Appendicitis in pregnancy mimicking haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets syndrome.

Pooja Sikka1, Neelam Aggarwal1, Seema Chopra1, Vanita Suri1.   

Abstract

We report a patient with pregnancy at term in whom appendicitis mimicked haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome. A high index of suspicion of appendicitis should be kept in patients with abdominal pain and biochemical evidence of HELLP.

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Keywords:  HELLP; appendicitis; pregnancy

Year:  2011        PMID： 27579095      PMCID： PMC4989653          DOI： 10.1258/om.2010.100048

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Obstet Med        ISSN： 1753-495X


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