LONE HYPERURICEMIA DURING PREGNANCY - MATERNAL AND FETAL OUTCOMES

Objective: Study of maternal and fetal consequences of lone hyperurice mia during pregnancy and demonstration that lone hyperuricemia is not a risk factor regarding the onset of preeclampsia. Study: design: Retr ospective study of two groups of women, one found to have lone hyperur icemia during pregnancy (n=102) and the others with normal serum uric acid levels (n=100). Results: The only consequence identified of the l one hyperuricemia was a lower birth weight of children born to mothers found to have lone hyperuricemia for more than 2 weeks (P<0.05). Conc lusions: Lone hyperuricemia is not a risk factor regarding the onset o f preeclampsia. It is therefore unnecessary to measure serum uric acid level during a normal pregnancy. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ireland Lt d.