title: Improved pregnancy outcome in a patient with renal allograft nephropathy undergoing temporary hemodialysis.
abstract: We report a case of a woman with a poorly functioning renal allograft and a positive anti-cardiolipin antibody who was dialysis-independent and conceived 18 months following her transplant. She was electively maintained on hemodialysis during the pregnancy and delivered a live infant at 31 weeks gestation. Her renal function returned to prepregnancy levels post partum and she remained dialysis-independent.
authors.affiliation: John Walls Renal Unit, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Al-Jayyousi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hodgett
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Scudamore
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Howarth
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singlehurst
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brunskill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D006435:Renal Dialysis