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Unusual presentation of mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis in HELLP syndrome associated with acute renal failure. 2000

J T Fang, and Y C Chen, and C C Huang

Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan. fangjits@ms4.hinet.net

Acute renal failure in pregnancy is not common in industrialized countries. HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzyme, and low platelets) was one of the causes of acute renal failure in pregnancy, but renal pathological findings in case of acute renal failure had rarely been reported. We reported an unusual case of HELLP syndrome with acute renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy and which histopathologic findings of kidney biopsy showed mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis and her renal function completely recovered after immediate artificial abortion, supportive management, transfusion of blood products, and hemodialysis.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D011248	Pregnancy Complications	Conditions or pathological processes associated with pregnancy. They can occur during or after pregnancy, and range from minor discomforts to serious diseases that require medical interventions. They include diseases in pregnant females, and pregnancies in females with diseases.	Adverse Birth Outcomes,Complications, Pregnancy,Adverse Birth Outcome,Birth Outcome, Adverse,Complication, Pregnancy,Outcome, Adverse Birth,Pregnancy Complication
D001803	Blood Transfusion	The introduction of whole blood or blood component directly into the blood stream. (Dorland, 27th ed)	Blood Transfusions,Transfusion, Blood,Transfusions, Blood
D005260	Female		Females
D006435	Renal Dialysis	Therapy for the insufficient cleansing of the BLOOD by the kidneys based on dialysis and including hemodialysis, PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, and HEMODIAFILTRATION.	Dialysis, Extracorporeal,Dialysis, Renal,Extracorporeal Dialysis,Hemodialysis,Dialyses, Extracorporeal,Dialyses, Renal,Extracorporeal Dialyses,Hemodialyses,Renal Dialyses
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000032	Abortion, Therapeutic	Abortion induced to save the life or health of a pregnant woman. (From Dorland, 28th ed)	Therapeutic Abortion,Abortions, Therapeutic,Therapeutic Abortions
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D015432	Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative	Chronic glomerulonephritis characterized histologically by proliferation of MESANGIAL CELLS, increase in the MESANGIAL EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX, and a thickening of the glomerular capillary walls. This may appear as a primary disorder or secondary to other diseases including infections and autoimmune disease SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS. Various subtypes are classified by their abnormal ultrastructures and immune deposits. Hypocomplementemia is a characteristic feature of all types of MPGN.	C3G Complement 3 Glomerulopathy,Complement 3 Glomerulopathies,Complement 3 Glomerulopathy,Glomerulonephritis, Mesangiocapillary,MPGN Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis,Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis,Mesangiocapillary Glomerulonephritis,DDD MPGNII,Dense Deposit Disease,Glomerulonephritis, Hypocomplementemic,MPGNII,Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Type II,Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis, Type I,Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis, Type II,Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis, Type III,Mesangiocapillary Glomerulonephritis, Type I,Mesangiocapillary Glomerulonephritis, Type II,Subendothelial Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis,Type II MPGN,DDD MPGNIIs,Glomerulonephritides, MPGN Membranoproliferative,Glomerulonephritides, Membranoproliferative,Glomerulonephritis, MPGN Membranoproliferative,Glomerulopathies, Complement 3,Glomerulopathy, Complement 3,Hypocomplementemic Glomerulonephritides,Hypocomplementemic Glomerulonephritis,MPGN Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritides,MPGN, Type II,MPGNII, DDD,MPGNIIs,Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritides,Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritides, MPGN,Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis, MPGN,Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis, Subendothelial,Mesangiocapillary Glomerulonephritides,Type II MPGNs
D017359	HELLP Syndrome	A syndrome of HEMOLYSIS, elevated liver ENZYMES, and low blood platelets count (THROMBOCYTOPENIA). HELLP syndrome is observed in pregnant women with PRE-ECLAMPSIA or ECLAMPSIA who also exhibit LIVER damage and abnormalities in BLOOD COAGULATION.	Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, Lowered Platelets,Syndrome, HELLP

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