Preeclampsia/Eclampsia Part 4 (An Autopsy Study), Microvacular Disease of Liver, Gallbladder, and Gastro-Intestinal Tract in Preeclampsia/Eclampsia with HELLP: An Immuno-Histopathological Study

This edition (part 4) illustrates the tissue changes of the liver (the middle pathway organ) in the severe form of Preeclampsia/Eclampsia (PE/E) with HELLP (a variant of PE named by Weinstein in 2005) This follows the author’s previous publications in the Preeclampsia/Eclampsia (PE/E) series including Part 1 (the gravid uterus, cervix and ovary with atherosclerotic and hypertensive microvascular disease), Part 2 (inflammation of mesenteric adipose tissue and lymph nodes), and Part 3 (target end-organ effect in the lung with sleep disordered breathing or obstructive sleep apnea). Part 4 illustrates the tissue changes of the liver, the middle pathway organ in the severe form of PE/E with HELLP (hypertensive disorders with severe features in pregnancy, Report of the ACOG Task Force on Hypertension in Pregnancy 2013). Read more