title: Successful delivery in a patient with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated glomerulonephritis.
abstract: We herein report a case of spontaneous pregnancy and preterm delivery in a 29-year-old patient with myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated glomerulonephritis. Her basal serum creatinine level before pregnancy was 1.4 mg/dL and her urinary protein level was approximately 2 g/day. The proteinuria and hematuria increased during pregnancy, and the patient was admitted to our hospital and treated with prednisolone (PSL). At 27 weeks of gestation, she delivered a live infant weighing 848 g via cesarean section. No relapse of ANCA-associated glomerulonephritis occurred.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Kanazawa University Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Megumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oshima
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitajima
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toyama
authors.forename: Akinori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Kiyoki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: Miho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Saori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Imura
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Kengo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furuichi
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / Q000097:blood*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D019268:Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic