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Hepatic necrosis and haemorrhage in pregnant patients with antiphospholipid antibodies
F. Amant
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Leuven
B. Spitz
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Leuven
J. Arnout
Centre for Molecular and Vascular Biology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
FA Van Assche
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Leuven
Two case reports of pregnant patients with antiphospholipid antibodies and HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets) are presented. Attention is mainly drawn to the hepatic necrosis and the underlying pathophysiology.
Key Words: antiphospholipid antibodies hepatic necrosis preeclampsia
Lupus, Vol. 6, No. 6,
552-555 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/096120339700600615

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