Pancreatic and Colonic Abscess Formation Secondary to HELLP Syndrome
Preeclampsia and the variant HELLP syndrome are systemic conditions associated with vascular changes resulting in vasoconstriction. Most commonly, patients present with elevated blood pressure and proteinuria, with a background of complaints such as headache, scotoma, and right upper quadrant pain....
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| description | Preeclampsia and the variant HELLP syndrome are systemic conditions associated with vascular changes resulting in vasoconstriction. Most commonly, patients present with elevated blood pressure and proteinuria, with a background of complaints such as headache, scotoma, and right upper quadrant pain. The systemic vascular changes experienced can target any organ system, oftentimes with more than one organ system being involved. We present the case of a patient admitted with HELLP syndrome who subsequently developed multisystem organ dysfunction, including placental abruption, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, acute renal failure, colitis, abdominal ascites, pancreatitis, and the development of pancreatic and colonic abscesses. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7fccb53f1aac4129affd431b8b5e917d2025-02-03T05:54:29ZengWileyCase Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology2090-66842090-66922015-01-01201510.1155/2015/165435165435Pancreatic and Colonic Abscess Formation Secondary to HELLP SyndromeJames M. O’Brien0Nicole Pursell1Fred Fumia2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ 07753, USADepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ 07753, USADepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ 07753, USAPreeclampsia and the variant HELLP syndrome are systemic conditions associated with vascular changes resulting in vasoconstriction. Most commonly, patients present with elevated blood pressure and proteinuria, with a background of complaints such as headache, scotoma, and right upper quadrant pain. The systemic vascular changes experienced can target any organ system, oftentimes with more than one organ system being involved. We present the case of a patient admitted with HELLP syndrome who subsequently developed multisystem organ dysfunction, including placental abruption, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy, acute renal failure, colitis, abdominal ascites, pancreatitis, and the development of pancreatic and colonic abscesses.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/165435 |
| spellingShingle | James M. O’Brien Nicole Pursell Fred Fumia Pancreatic and Colonic Abscess Formation Secondary to HELLP Syndrome Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| title | Pancreatic and Colonic Abscess Formation Secondary to HELLP Syndrome |
| title_full | Pancreatic and Colonic Abscess Formation Secondary to HELLP Syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Pancreatic and Colonic Abscess Formation Secondary to HELLP Syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pancreatic and Colonic Abscess Formation Secondary to HELLP Syndrome |
| title_short | Pancreatic and Colonic Abscess Formation Secondary to HELLP Syndrome |
| title_sort | pancreatic and colonic abscess formation secondary to hellp syndrome |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/165435 |
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