title: "Benign" hypergammaglobulinemic purpura is not benign in pregnancy.
abstract: A woman presented at 25 weeks gestation in her first pregnancy with severe preeclampsia and an intrauterine death. It later emerged that she had Waldenstrom's benign hypergammaglobulinemic purpura. We discuss the implications of this diagnosis in pregnancy and explore possible management options during subsequent pregnancies.
authors.affiliation: Renal Unit, Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 4AB, UK. elainejolly@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Elaine C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Jolly
authors.forename: Beverley J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: Spencer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Farrington
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011694:Purpura, Hyperglobulinemic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*