HELLP syndrome: A rare potentially fatal condition that occurs in pregnant women and is frequently associated with pre-eclampsia. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of HELLP syndrome is available below.
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A syndrome of HEMOLYSIS, elevated liver ENZYMES, and low blood platelets count (THROMBOCYTOPENIA). HELLP syndrome is observed in pregnant women with PRE-ECLAMPSIA or ECLAMPSIA who also exhibit LIVER damage and abnormalities in BLOOD COAGULATION. - (Source - Diseases Database)
HELLP syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that HELLP syndrome, or a subtype of HELLP syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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