title: Case report: post partum class 1 HELLP syndrome.
abstract: The objective of this case report is to highlight the lack of screening tests that is capable of predicting HELLP syndrome before its occurrence. The patient developed severe pre-eclamptic toxaemia at 34+ weeks gestation. The foetus was growth retarded. The patient received anti-hypertensive therapy and was delivered by an emergency caesarean section. The patient developed post partum HELLP syndrome that required supportive treatment and renal haemodialysis; nevertheless, the patient fully recovered.
authors.affiliation: Royal Lancaster Infirmary Hospital, Ashton Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, UK. fbasama@hotmail.com
authors.forename: F M S
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Basama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Granger
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000209:etiology; D017359:HELLP Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D006435:Renal Dialysis