Eventually, she developed pre eclampsia with proteinuria and Fetal growth restriction on Doppler scan. Feto-maternal monitoring was continued antenatally.
She underwent planned cesarean section @ 37 weeks gestation. During surgery, blood was noticed to be turbid pink and viscous. Diagnosis of gestational hypertriglyceridemia was made on the basis of her lipid profile as previously there was no such history of pink blood. Patient had hypertriglyceridemia during pregnancy whose levels rose sequentially. She was commenced on statins with advice on dietary modifications post operatively. Post natally, she was followed with lipid profile which turned out to be normal. She deferred any similar case in her family. Informed consent was taken from the patient.
Author(s) Details:
Ayesha Shahid,
Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Amna Javed,
Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Fatima Chaudhry,
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad Ikram,
Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.
Rukiya Tariq,
University of the Punjab, Pakistan.
Sana Danish,
Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan.