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Partial mole with fetal triploidy as a cause for imminent HELLP-syndrome at 16 weeks of gestation

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A woman at 16 weeks of gestation was admitted to our perinatal center with unspecific abdominal pain. The results from blood samples 12 h after admission revealed a fulminant HELLP-syndrome. After starting i.v. corticosteroid therapy, the woman recovered quickly. CVS was performed because of abnormal findings by ultrasound and a fetal triploidy (69, XXX) was diagnosed. Pregnancy was terminated and histopathological examination of the placental tissue confirmed a partial mole.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Regensburg, Frauenklinik St. Hedwig, Steinmetzstrasse 1-3, 93049, Regensburg, Germany

    Andreas Falkert, Akguen Yildiz & Birgit Seelbach-Goebel

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Falkert, A., Yildiz, A. & Seelbach-Goebel, B. Partial mole with fetal triploidy as a cause for imminent HELLP-syndrome at 16 weeks of gestation. Arch Gynecol Obstet 279, 423–425 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-008-0732-2

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