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AI InsightHere, we present the case of a patient with atypical hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP syndrome); this patient was receiving corticosteroid therapy and had undergone subclavian-axillary artery saphenous vein graft for TA.
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Abstract
Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare chronic granulomatous inflammatory disease of the aorta and/or its major branches, affecting mostly the vertebral, carotid, subclavian, iliac, and renal arteries. The disease shows a striking predilection for women during the child-bearing years, and it is reasonable to expect at least 1 pregnancy event in these women. Therefore, the management of pregnancies in patients with this disease is of great importance to obstetricians. Here, we present the case of a patient with atypical hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP syndrome); this patient was receiving corticosteroid therapy and had undergone subclavian-axillary artery saphenous vein graft for TA.
Özet
Takayasu arteriti (TA) aort ve ana dallarından sıklıkla vertebral, karotid, subklavyan, iliak ve renal arterleri tutan nadir görülen kronik granülomatöz bir hastalıktır. Hastalık sıklıkla reprödüktif dönemdeki kadınları etkiler ve bu yaşlardaki kadınlarda en azından bir gebelik meydana gelir. Bu nedenle hastalıklı kadınlarda gebeliğin yönetimi obstetrisyenler açısından büyük önem taşır. Biz yazımızda atipik hemoliz, yükselmiş karaciğer enzimleri ve düşük platelet sayısına sahip (HELP sendromu) kortikosteroid tedavisi alan ve daha önce subklavyen-aksiller arter safen ven grefti olan bir olguyu sunduk.