Successful full-term pregnancy in familial mediterranean fever complicated with amyloidosis: Case report and review of the literature

Nathan Morde, Arie Birkenfeld, Dvora Rubinger, Joseph G. Schenker, Eliahu Sadovsky

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Abstract

Pregnancy during familial Mediterranean fever complicated with amyloidosis and severe nephrotic syndrome is rare and may cause several maternal and fetal complications. Asymmetrical intrauterine growth retardation, superimposed preeclampsia, thromboembolic phenomena, resistant anemia and renal failure only partially represent the possible complications. A successful outcome of a full-term pregnancy is presented and the efficiency of colchicine, a high protein diet, acetylsalicylic acid and dipyridamole is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)129-134
Number of pages6
JournalFetal Diagnosis and Therapy
Volume8
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Amyloidosis
  • Colchicine
  • Familial mediterranean fever
  • Intrauterine growth retardation
  • Nephrotic syndrome
  • Pregnancy

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