Acute kidney injury (AKI) in obstetrics may be caused by the same disorders that are observed in the general population or may be specific for a pregnancy such as: preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome or acute fatty liver of pregnancy. The renal changes may be only temporary, and resolve within a few weeks postpartum, or may become irreversible leading to a progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). In the article the most important pregnancy related syndromes associated with AKI have been shortly reviewed.
Keywords: HELLP syndrome; acute kidney injury; hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS); preeclampsia; thrombotic microangiopathy; thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP); pregnancy.