Background: The HELLP syndrome is a serious complication in pregnancy characterized by haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count occurring ... syndrome may be complete or incomplete.

It is a variant of preeclampsia. HELLP syndrome stands for the following signs and symptoms'“H: Hemolysis breakdown of red blood cell), EL: Elevated liver enzyme, LP: Low platelet count.

Shuhazani, who was 34 then, developed complete HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count) syndrome with acute ... with preeclampsia (high blood pressure during pregnancy).

A systematic literature search for clinical reports and reviews published between 2000 and 2008 was undertaken using Pub Med and the Cochrane databases. Search words were "HELLP syndrome", and ...