Fetal Renal Echogenicity Associated with Maternal Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: The Effect of Transplacental Transmission of Permeability Factor suPAR

Fetal Renal Echogenicity Associated with Maternal Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: The Effect of Transplacental Transmission of Permeability Factor suPAR

We report a case of a pregnant woman with nephrotic syndrome due to biopsy-proven focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) whose fetus developed echogenic kidneys and severe oligohydramnios by 27 weeks of gestation. Maternal treatment with prednisone resulted in normalization of the amniotic fluid...

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Main Authors: Shirley Shuster, Ghada Ankawi, Christoph Licht, Jochen Reiser, Xuexiang Wang, Changli Wei, David Chitayat, Michelle Hladunewich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
echogenic kidneys
oligohydramnios
nephrotic syndrome
focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR)
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/7/10/324

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