Successful delivery in a patient with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated glomerulonephritis

Intern Med. 2013;52(14):1605-9. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.52.0243. Epub 2013 Jul 15.

Abstract

We herein report a case of spontaneous pregnancy and preterm delivery in a 29-year-old patient with myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated glomerulonephritis. Her basal serum creatinine level before pregnancy was 1.4 mg/dL and her urinary protein level was approximately 2 g/day. The proteinuria and hematuria increased during pregnancy, and the patient was admitted to our hospital and treated with prednisolone (PSL). At 27 weeks of gestation, she delivered a live infant weighing 848 g via cesarean section. No relapse of ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis occurred.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / blood*
  • Cesarean Section*
  • Female
  • Glomerulonephritis / blood
  • Glomerulonephritis / diagnosis*
  • Glomerulonephritis / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / blood
  • Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis*
  • Pregnancy Complications / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic