A Case of HELLP Syndrome in a Patient with Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Table 1

Causes of thrombocytopenia during pregnancy [5].

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Gestational thrombocytopenia

Hypertension induced by pregnancy

HELLP syndrome

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

HIV infection

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Antiphospholipid syndrome

Hypersplenism

Disseminated intravascular coagulation

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Hemolytic uraemic syndrome

Congenital thrombocytopenias

Medications (heparin, zidovudine, quinine, sulphonamides)

Pseudothrombocytopenia

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