Atypical preeclampsia – Gestational proteinuria

Random urine protein/creatinine ratio readily predicts proteinuria in preeclampsia

OBJECTIVE To assess the diagnostic accuracy of random urine protein-creatinine (P/C) ratio for prediction of significant proteinuria in preeclampsia as an alternative to the time-consuming 24-hour urine protein collection. METHODS Retrospective record analysis was performed on 140 pregnant women who were admitted with suspicion for preeclampsia from January 2006 to June 2011. Random urine pro...

Isolated proteinuria as an initial sign of severe preeclampsia

Two pregnant women who initially developed proteinuria alone followed by serious preeclampsia are presented to emphasize that there is no adequate technical term to express the period of proteinuria alone based on the current criteria of pregnancyinduced hypertension. Case 1 exhibited a urinary protein concentration of 46 mg/dL in the absence of hypertension, and abdominal pain due to placental...

Association of microRNA-155, interleukin 17A, and proteinuria in preeclampsia

BACKGROUND This study aimed to explore the correlation between microRNA-155 (miR-155), interleukin 17A (IL-17), and late preeclampsia (PE) using biochemical parameters in maternal serum and urine. METHODS Sixty patients with PE were recruited to this study and were divided into 3 groups according to levels of urinary protein: mild urinary protein group (group A); moderate urinary protein grou...

Proteinuria measurement and urine-based markers for preeclampsia diagnosis

Glomerular endotheliosis in a pregnant woman with severe gestational proteinuria.

Preeclampsia is the most common hypertensive disorder to occur during pregnancy. A healthy 38-year-old primipara presented with pretibial edema at 33 weeks of gestation followed by the development of proteinuria at 36 weeks of gestation. She had no past medical history of hypertension and was normotensive during gestation. Her proteinuria persisted after delivery, and she was also hypoalbuminem...