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Med J Aust
; 1(13): 647-8, 1980 Jun 28.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6158662
ABSTRACT
A 22-year-old primigravida with severe mesangiocapillary gomerulonephritis presented at 10 weeks gestation for antenatal care. Delivery of a small health infant was achieved by caesarean section at term. The successful outcome of this pregnancy was attributed to the careful control of anaemia, oedema, and hypertension; and to the use of plasma-exchange therapy throughout the third trimester. The value of plasma exchange therapy in pregnancies which are complicated by renal disease is discussed.