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The Effect of Pregnancy on Renal Function in Amyloidosis of Familial Mediterranean Fever
Author(s) -
CABILI SHALTIEL,
LIVNEH AVI,
ZEMER DEBORAH,
RABINOVITCH OSVALDO,
PRAS MORDECHAI
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
american journal of reproductive immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.071
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1600-0897
pISSN - 1046-7408
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1992.tb00804.x
Subject(s) - familial mediterranean fever , pregnancy , renal function , medicine , amyloidosis , creatinine , kidney , disease , urine , endocrinology , physiology , biology , genetics
The effect of pregnancy on kidney function was studied in 29 pregnancies of 17 patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and amyloidosis. Pregnancy associated deterioration of renal function occurred in seven patients who had advanced renal disease at conception, marked by serum creatinine ≥ 1.5 mg/dl or urine protein ≥ 2 g/24 h. This finding suggests that the severity of renal disease at conception may predict the fate of kidney function during pregnancy and puerperium.