Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Plasmapheresis: Lifesaving treatment in severe cases of HELLP syndrome
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case report
case report
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><b><i><span style="color: blue"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Abstract</font></span></i></b><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><font face="Times New Roman"><b><i><span style="color: blue font-size: 10pt">Background: </span></i></b><span style="color: black font-size: 10pt">HELLP syndrome is an important
complications in pregnancy which increases maternal and fetal mortality. This disease
usually remits with supportive treatment which includes prescription of
corticosteroid, magnesium sulfate, stabilization of mother and pregnancy
termination. Plasmapheresis is a treatment of choice which improves clinical
outcomes in complicated cases. </span></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="color: black font-size: 10pt"></span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><b><i><span style="color: blue font-size: 10pt">Case presentation:</span></i></b><span style="color: black font-size: 10pt"> A 22-year-old woman with coagulopathy and
respiratory distress and 33-year-old woman with a history of cerebellar
medulloblastoma at 32-weeks’ gestation developed thrombocytopenia due to HELLP
syndrome were treated with plasmapheresis were described.</span></font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font><b><i><span style="color: blue font-family: "Times New Roman",serif font-size: 10pt mso-bidi-language: AR-SA mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman" mso-ansi-language: EN-US mso-fareast-language: EN-US">Conclusion: </span></i></b><span style="color: black font-family: "Times New Roman",serif font-size: 10pt mso-bidi-language: AR-SA mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman" mso-ansi-language: EN-US mso-fareast-language: EN-US">Plasmapheresis can significantly improve the outcome
of patients with HELLP syndrome who are unresponsive to conservative therapy</span>
HELLP syndrome, Plasmapheresis, Thrombocytopenia
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Jamshid
Vafaeimanesh
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No
Azam
Nazari
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No
Fatemeh
Hosseinzadeh
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10031947532846002484
10031947532846002484
Yes