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Pregnancy in immunoglobulin M nephropathy
Author(s) -
Hocaoğlu Meryem,
Ecder Sabahat Alışır,
Turgut Abdulkadir,
Karateke Ateş
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/jog.13489
Subject(s) - medicine , proteinuria , asymptomatic , pregnancy , nephropathy , disease , glomerulonephritis , focal segmental glomerulosclerosis , antibody , immunology , pathology , endocrinology , kidney , diabetes mellitus , biology , genetics
Immunoglobulin M nephropathy is an uncommon glomerular disease and a relatively less recognized clinico‐immunopathological entity in the domain of glomerulonephritis, often thought to be a bridge between minimal change disease and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. It is characterized by asymptomatic hematuria, episodes of macroscopic hematuria and proteinuria. Corticosteroids remain the mainstay of therapeutic strategies for such patients. We present what we believe to be the first known case of successful pregnancy in a 40‐year‐old woman with a 12‐year history of underlying immunoglobulin M nephropathy. In view of the rarity of this disease we hope this report will assist professionals managing such cases.