COVID-19 DISEASE AND HELLP SYNDROME DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSTICS DURING PREGNANCY

  • Austėja Voiniušytė VU Faculty of Medicine
  • Miglė Černiauskaitė VU Faculty of Medicine Institute of Clinical Medicine Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Virginija Paliulytė Faculty of Medicine Institute of Clinical Medicine Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Diana Ramašauskaitė VU Faculty of Medicine Institute of Clinical Medicine Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37499/LAG.752
Keywords: COVID-19, HELLP syndrome, in vitro fertilization, severe preeclampsia, vaginismus

Abstract

The effect of COVID-19 during pregnancy is still under investigation, however scientific studies have shown that the infection increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. The clinical symptoms and laboratory tests of COVID-19 and HELLP syndrome can be similar and hardly recognizable. This article presents the clinical case of death of two fetuses in utero in COVID-19 infected woman with severe preeclampsia, and suspected HELLP syndrome and provides literature review.

Author Biographies

Miglė Černiauskaitė, VU Faculty of Medicine Institute of Clinical Medicine Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Resident doctor at Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos Obstetrics and Gynaecology center

Virginija Paliulytė, Faculty of Medicine Institute of Clinical Medicine Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Head of the Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos Obstetrics department

Diana Ramašauskaitė, VU Faculty of Medicine Institute of Clinical Medicine Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Head of the Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos Obstetrics and Gynaecology center

Published
2021-10-01
Issue
Vol 24 No 3 (2021)
Section
Clinical case