[Historical archives of Italian Nephrology. A historical review of Colucci's theories on nephropathy in pregnancy].
BACKGROUND
A review of segments of C. Colucci's detailed 1947 report on nephropathy in pregnancy is undertaken. In his paper, Colucci underlined the prevailing theories and concepts of nephropathy in pregnancy, questioned treatment guidelines, and used a modern epistemological approach to develop appropriate therapy. His outstanding achievement of the use of flux and reflux theories in nephropathy in pregnancy, such as the neuro-hypophysis overfunction theory, was further strengthened by the great physician Nicola Pende.


CONCLUSIONS
The Author underlined new perspective regarding nephropathy in pregnancy, its etiology, and the prioritization of treatment aimed at curing function rather than struggling to understand vague and sometimes undefined hemodynamic parameters.
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Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Nefrologia e Dialisi, Ospedale S.Giovanni Battista, Foligno (PG).
D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009398:Nephrology / Q000266:history; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology