Acute Kidney Injury Arising from Severe Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Case Report with a Review of Literatures
- Abstract
- Severe hyperemesis gravidarum is a rare but potentially life-threatening it left untreated. Its serious complications are dehydration, ketosis, alkalosis from loss of hydrochloric acid, hypokalemia, and compromised pre-renal acute kidney injury. We experienced a very rare case of a 20-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with severe hyperemesis gravidarum associated with a loss of kidney function at 25 weeks' gestation. Her initial serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen were 5.0 and 45.9 mg/dL, respectively. The patient underwent hemodialysis for three days and achieved a subsequent recovery of renal function. In conclusion, our case indicates that clinicians should be aware of the possibility of acute kidney injury associated with severe hyperemesis gravidarum although rare.
- All Author(s)
- S. M. Shim
; A. L. Ryu
; Y. S. Kim
- Issued Date
- 2015
- Type
- Article
- Keyword
- Hyperemesis gravidarum; Acute kidney injury; Renal dialysis
- ISSN
- 2233-4289
- Citation Title
- Soonchunhyang Medical Science
- Citation Volume
- 21
- Citation Number
- 1
- Citation Start Page
- 28
- Citation End Page
- 30
- Language(ISO)
- eng
- DOI
- 10.15746/sms.15.007
- URI
- http://schca-ir.schmc.ac.kr/handle/2022.oak/645
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