HELLP syndrome as an interdisciplinary problem. Clinical observation

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Abstract

Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is an important component in obstetric practice. Despite this, patients with suspected TMA should be under the supervision of not only an obstetrician-gynecologist, but also related specialists such as a hematologist, nephrologist, cardiologist, therapist, etc. The main types of TMA found in pregnant women are thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (KAFS), atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome (aHUS), preeclampsia (PE) and HELLP syndrome. The most common TMA, according to world literature, is HELLP syndrome, which, in turn, in 10-20% of cases is a complication of severe preeclampsia. In this article, we reviewed the clinical observation of the development of HELLP syndrome in a 32-year-old woman with a severe form of preeclampsia. The features of the differential diagnosis in the framework of thrombotic microangiopathy with predominant kidney damage were demonstrated. We have analyzed the issues of the origin of HELLP syndrome and the methods of treatment. This article discusses modern approaches to the diagnosis of a group of thrombotic microangiopathies found in obstetric practice. An interdisciplinary approach involving specialists such as a hematologist, a nephrologist, a clinical pharmacologist, a cardiologist, a therapist and a hemotransfusiologist is extremely important for the differential diagnosis of HELLP syndrome in a patient with severe preeclampsia, which allows you to get a positive result from timely and well-chosen therapy. The end result is a reduction in both maternal and perinatal mortality.

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Irina V. Gadaeva

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Email: irina090765@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0144-4984

MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine), Assistant Professor

Russian Federation, Moscow

Igor’ Yu. Gadaev

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Email: doktor-gai@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2782-4179

MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine), Assistant Professor

Russian Federation, Moscow

Anna D. Koryagina

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Author for correspondence.
Email: anik1999@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0005-3628-971X

clinical resident

Russian Federation, Moscow

Kseniya A. Rossolovskaya

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Email: dr.rossolovskaya@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7026-1607

graduate student

Russian Federation, Moscow

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2. Fig. 1. Algorithm for the diagnosis of thrombotic microangiopathy during pregnancy [14]. *Proteinuria: daily urine protein ≥300 mg/dl or protein/creatinine ratio in urine ≥0.3 mg/ml. **МАГА confirmation: negative direct Coombs test, lower-normal haptoglobin or schizocytes in peripheral blood smear. ADAMTS-13 ― disentegrin-like metalloprotease with a thrombospondin-1 motif; аГУС ― atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome; АЛТ ― alanine aminotransferase; АСТ ― aspartate aminotransferase; HELLP ― hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, trobocytopenia; ВПН ― the upper norm; Hb ― hemoglobin; АГ ― arterial hypertension; АД ― blood pressure; САД ― systolic blood pressure; ДАД ― diastolic blood pressure; ЛДГ ― lactate dehydrogenase; МАГА ― microangiopathic hemolytic anemia; ЖК ― gastrointestinal.

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