PREGNANCY IN PARTIALLY REMITTED HEPATITIS B-ASSOCIATED MEMBRANOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS

Hepatitis B-associated glomerulonephritis is a relatively common cause of nephrotic syndrome in endemic areas affecting especially male chil dren. When this disease affects girls or women, both the glomerular di sease and the hepatitis B carrier state could affect subsequent pregna ncies. This may be the first reported case of such a pregnancy. In thi s patient the partially remitted renal disease and the reduced infecti vity of the hepatitis B carrier state decreased the influence of the d isease on the pregnancy.