title: Acute uric acid nephropathy in pregnancy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although uric acid clearance increases during gestation, uric acid nephropathy is a rare cause of acute renal failure in the pregnant woman.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 38-year-old woman experienced acute renal failure due to acute uric acid nephropathy at 30 weeks' gestation. The diagnosis was based on extreme hyperuricemia and an elevated uric acid-creatinine ratio. Treatment with forced diuresis, urine alkalinization, and mannitol infusion resulted in a prompt and complete recovery of renal function. The woman ultimately gave birth to a healthy child.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acute uric acid nephropathy during pregnancy responds to conventional medical therapy.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Hippokration General Hospital, Greece.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alexopoulos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tampakoudis
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bili
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mantalenakis
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D018566:Pregnancy, High-Risk; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid