ACUTE-RENAL-FAILURE DUE TO POSTINFECTIOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS DURING PREGNANCY

Authors
FERVENZA F GREEN A LAFAYETTE RA
Citation
F. Fervenza et al., ACUTE-RENAL-FAILURE DUE TO POSTINFECTIOUS GLOMERULONEPHRITIS DURING PREGNANCY, American journal of kidney diseases, 29(2), 1997, pp. 273-276
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
American journal of kidney diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
02726386
Volume
29
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
273 - 276
Database
ISI
SICI code
0272-6386(1997)29:2<273:ADTPGD>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Acute renal failure is a rare but potentially devastating complication of pregnancy. Among its many potential causes is acute postinfectious glomerulonephritis. We describe a case of acute renal failure during pregnancy, provide the histologic features of the renal biopsy, and di scuss the differential diagnosis. Postinfectious glomerulonephritis ca n present rapidly after clinical infection and cause acute renal failu re in pregnancy. (C) 1997 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc.