A Case of "Pure" Preeclampsia With Nephrotic Syndrome Before 15 Weeks of Gestation in a Patient Whose Renal Biopsy Showed Glomerular Capillary Endotheliosis

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 495-501

  Imasawa, Toshiyuki ^a   Nishiwaki, Tetsuji ^a   Nishimura, Motonobu ^a   Shikama, Nobuaki ^a   Matsumura, Ryutaro ^a   Nagai, Masaaki ^a   Soyama, Akiko ^a   Koike, Kentaro ^a   Kitamura, Hiroshi ^a   Joh, Kensuke ^a  

^a Clinical Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

glomerular capillary endotheliosis; nephrotic syndrome; Preeclampsia; renal biopsy

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; METHYLDOPA; NIFEDIPINE;

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLOMERULOPATHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LABORATORY TEST; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROTEINURIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIPLOIDY; TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE; URINALYSIS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; BIOPSY; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND;

EID: 33747606010     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2006.05.024     Document Type: Article

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