Pregnancy with nephrotic syndrome

Nephrotic syndrome is a group of syndromes characterized by proteinuria, hypoalbuminemia, hypercholesterolemia, and marked edema caused by a variety of causes. Pregnancy with nephrotic syndrome is a special type of severe PIH. It is a group of syndromes caused by a variety of kidney diseases. In addition to clinical manifestations of PIH, it is accompanied by a large amount of proteinuria (urine protein 3.5 g / 24 h), hypoproteinemia (plasma protein 30 g / L), hypercholesterolemia (cholesterol 7.77 mmol / L), and high degree of edema, anemia and renal dysfunction occurred in the later stage.

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