Hellp syndrome may it be a separate entity?

Because early diagnosis of this syndrome is critical, any pregnant woman who presents with malaise or a viral-type illness in the third trimester should be evaluated with a complete blood cell count and liver function tests.

Clinical Presentation

• The physical examination may be normal in patients with HELLP syndrome.

Clinical Presentation

Clinical Presentation

Diagnosis

• There is agreement among most of the authors that, the diagnosis requires the concurrence of hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count. However, there is obviously still a lack of consensus on the laboratory parameters and their cutoff values used to diagnose