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Preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome complicated by subcapsular liver hematoma and rupture

S. Ainslie McBride, Rebecca Small, Kelle Hurd and Sunette Claassens
CMAJ November 20, 2023 195 (45) E1543-E1545; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.230851
S. Ainslie McBride
Cumming School of Medicine (McBride, Small, Hurd, Claassens), and Department of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Hurd), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
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Rebecca Small
Cumming School of Medicine (McBride, Small, Hurd, Claassens), and Department of Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Hurd), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
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Kelle Hurd
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Sunette Claassens
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    Coronal portal venous phase computed tomography scan of a 39-year-old woman after emergent cesarean delivery at 39 weeks’ gestation, showing subcapsular liver hematoma breaking through the liver capsule (arrows) and extension along the right paracolic gutter.

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    Coronal portal venous phase computed tomography scan of a 39-year-old woman on postpartum day 2 showing gonadal vein thrombus (arrows) and stable appearance of hepatic hematoma.

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    Laboratory results of a 39-year-old woman (39 wk gestation) from initial presentation to 7 days postpartum

    InvestigationReference rangeInitial presentationPostpartum day
    126–7
    Hemoglobin, g/L120–16083 (127 baseline 8 wk previously)936594
    Platelets, × 109/L150–4001028335299
    Leukocyte count, × 109/L4.0–11.017.624.21314
    Creatinine, μmol/L40–10095827363
    Estimated glomerular filtration rate, mL/min/1.73 m2≥ 60698396114
    Alanine transaminase, U/L≤ 49213229765149
    Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L100–2351897651364351
    Haptoglobin, g/L0.30–2.000.18
    Total bilirubin, μmol/L0–2414204016
    Urate, μmol/L140–350425449268
    Urine protein-to-creatinine ratio, g/mmol< 0.0130.023
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