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Ginecología y obstetricia de México
versión impresa ISSN 0300-9041
Resumen
HERNANDEZ, John Camilo; ORTIZ-USUGA, María Camila y ESTRADA, Juliana. Bilateral retinal detachment in a pregnant woman with HELLP syndrome. Case report and literature review. Ginecol. obstet. Méx. [online]. 2023, vol.91, n.3, pp.190-196. Epub 19-Mayo-2023. ISSN 0300-9041. https://doi.org/10.24245/gom.v91i3.7584.
BACKGROUND:
HELLP syndrome is a life-threatening complication of pregnancy in both mother and fetus. It manifests as a variant of the preeclampsia spectrum, almost always related to visual changes, complications, such as retinal detachment, are exceptional.
CLINICAL CASE:
A 26-year-old primigravida patient, 36 weeks pregnant, with hypertensive disorder, HELLP syndrome type, complicated by bilateral serous retinal detachment that resolved spontaneously.
CONCLUSIONS:
Ocular manifestations related to preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome are usually transient and are related more to an alarm symptom than to an organic ocular disorder. It is important that patients with these types of obstetric conditions receive multidisciplinary care.
Palabras llave : HELLP syndrome; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy complications; Retina; Retinal detachment.