TY - JOUR AU - Kaya, Cihan AU - Cengiz, Hüseyin AU - Ekin, Murat AU - Kanawati, Ammar AU - Yaşar, Levent PY - 2013/04/30 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Liver Infarction in a Patient with HELLP and Probable Anti-phospholipid Syndrome JF - Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine JA - Gynecol Obstet Reprod Med VL - 19 IS - 1 SE - Case Reports DO - UR - https://www.gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/181 SP - 42-43 AB - <p>The aim of this report is to make an awareness about hepatic infarction in those patients with progressively elevating liver enzymes and anti-phospholipid syndrome. A 29-year-old G2P2 woman who has undergone cesarian section (C-section) due to fetal distress was referred to our department with progressively elevating liver enzymes and lowering platelets. Computed tomography revealed a hepatic infarction with a dimension of 14x10 cm. Further, laboratory parameters defined an elevated Cardiolipin IgM antibody (11.59 U/ml). She had a diagnosis of HELLP and probable anti-phospholipid syndrome due to<br />these findings. She did well with the administered anticoagulant and steroid therapy.<br />Pregnant women with progressively elevating liver enzymes should be evaluated for hepatic infarction and underlying diseases such as anti-phospholipid syndrome.</p> ER -