title: Maternal drugs and neonatal renal failure.
abstract: Maternal use of drugs during pregnancy may cause irreversible renal failure in the newborn. This report highlights the adverse effect of telmisartan during the last trimester of pregnancy. The neonate presented with oliguric renal failure and the renal histology showed proximal tubular dysgenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Osmania General Hospital and Medical College, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sahay
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Osmania General Hospital and Medical College, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ismal
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Osmania General Hospital and Medical College, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Vali
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Osmania General Hospital and Medical College, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saivani
keywords: Neonatal renal failure; pregnancy; proximal tubular dysgenesis; renin angiotensin system blockade
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