Masuko Naohisa, Tanimura Kenji, Tanaka Masayuki, Uchida Akiko, Takahashi Ryosuke, Imafuku Hitomi, Deguchi Masashi, Terai Yoshito
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Kobe J Med Sci. 2024 Apr 1;70(1):E22-E25. doi: 10.24546/0100488386.
Hemolysis, elevated liver enzyme levels, and low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome is one of the most severe complications of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. HELLP syndrome occurring before 22 gestational weeks (GWs) is extremely rare, and patients prevalently exhibit underlying maternal diseases or fetal abnormalities. Here, we report the case of a pregnant woman who had HELLP syndrome at 20 GWs without any obvious underlying maternal diseases or fetal abnormalities. A 38-year-old pregnant woman was referred to Kobe University Hospital from another hospital at 19 + 5/7 GWs for hypertension, proteinuria, generalized edema, and fetal growth restriction. She was diagnosed with partial HELLP syndrome according to the Mississippi classification at 20 + 2/7 GWs. The patient was managed following the Mississippi protocol, including intravenous dexamethasone, magnesium sulfate, and antihypertensive drugs. She received intensive blood pressure and laboratory data monitoring using an arterial line and additional treatments, including platelet transfusion, intravenous haptoglobin infusion, and human atrial natriuretic peptide. The pregnancy ended in an induced delivery at 20 + 3/7 GWs, and she was discharged without complications 10 days postnatal. We performed laboratory tests for diagnosing underlying diseases but identified no obvious underlying diseases. This report indicates that early and intensive treatment of patients with HELLP syndrome occurring before 22 GWs according to the Mississippi protocol may enable clinicians to complete pregnancy termination without maternal complications and provide useful information to clinical practitioners in perinatal medicine.
溶血、肝酶升高和血小板减少(HELLP)综合征是妊娠期高血压疾病最严重的并发症之一。妊娠22周前发生HELLP综合征极为罕见,患者普遍存在潜在的母体疾病或胎儿异常。在此,我们报告一例妊娠20周时发生HELLP综合征且无任何明显潜在母体疾病或胎儿异常的孕妇病例。一名38岁孕妇于妊娠19 + 5/7周时因高血压、蛋白尿、全身水肿和胎儿生长受限从另一家医院转诊至神户大学医院。在妊娠20 + 2/7周时,根据密西西比分类法,她被诊断为部分性HELLP综合征。患者按照密西西比方案进行治疗,包括静脉注射地塞米松、硫酸镁和降压药物。她通过动脉导管接受了强化血压和实验室数据监测以及其他治疗,包括血小板输注、静脉注射触珠蛋白和人心房利钠肽。妊娠在20 + 3/7周时引产结束,产后10天她无并发症出院。我们进行了诊断潜在疾病的实验室检查,但未发现明显的潜在疾病。本报告表明,根据密西西比方案对妊娠22周前发生HELLP综合征的患者进行早期强化治疗,可能使临床医生能够在无母体并发症的情况下完成妊娠终止,并为围产医学临床医生提供有用信息。