Bilateral Exudative Retinal Detachment Complicating Preeclampsia With Partial Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, and Low Platelet Count Syndrome

Abstract

Serous retinal detachment is an uncommon complication of pregnancy that occurs in well-known situations, such as severe preeclampsia, eclampsia, or hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome. The latter still does not reach a consensus, in particular on its classification and pathophysiology. We report the case of a young pregnant woman having a partial HELLP syndrome with massive proteinuria who presented a bilateral exudative retinal detachment having healed spontaneously after pregnancy termination and blood pressure control without requiring an ophthalmologic intervention.