Vitreous haemorrhage as a complication of HELLP syndrome

Br J Ophthalmol. 1990 Aug;74(8):498. doi: 10.1136/bjo.74.8.498.

Abstract

In the last trimester of an uncomplicated pregnancy a woman developed a spontaneous vitreous haemorrhage. She was later diagnosed as having HELLP syndrome, a recently described disorder comprising haemolytic anaemia, elevated liver enzymes, and a low platelet count in women with severe pre-eclampsia or eclampsia. We believe this rare complication of pregnancy to be the cause of the intraocular bleeding.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anemia, Hemolytic / complications*
  • Eclampsia / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Diseases / enzymology*
  • Platelet Count
  • Pregnancy
  • Syndrome
  • Thrombocytopenia / complications*
  • Vitreous Hemorrhage / complications*