ALPORT SYNDROME: A CHALLENGING CAUSE OF NEPHROTIC SYNDROME DURING LATE PREGNANCY
(STEF92 Technology, 2019, E. Ciciu, A. M. Pasatu Cornea, L. Tuta)
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BACKGROUND: In pregnancy, proteinuria can be commonly increased and varies from non-nephrotic range proteinuria to nephrotic syndrome. Diagnosis and proper management are very important for both maternal and fetal health. Little is known about pregnancy in women with Alport Syndrome (AS). AS, a hereditary disorder X-linked (85%) or autosomal recessive (15%), associated with mutations in type IV collagen, is characterized by hearing impairment, ocular changes and progressive glomerulonephritis leading to chronic re...
