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Causes
- A cause for HELLP syndrome has not been found.
- HELLP syndrome occurs in about 1 to 2 out of 1,000 pregnancies, and in 10-20% of pregnant women with severe preeclampsia or eclampsia.
- Most often HELLP develops before the pregnancy is 37 weeks along. Sometimes it can develop in the week after the baby is born.
- Many women have high blood pressure and are diagnosed with preeclampsia before they develop HELLP syndrome.
- However, in some cases, HELLP symptoms are the first warning of preeclampsia and the condition is misdiagnosed as:
- Flu or other viral illness
- Gallbladder disease
- Hepatitis
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
- Lupus flare
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura