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ArticleNephrology (Carlton, Vic.)2025

New Diagnosis of Lupus Nephritis in the Third Trimester-A Case Report.

Umesha Pathmanathan, Sivasaaini Sivakumaran, Jade Eccles-Smith, Ann-Maree Craven, Jill Parkes Smith, Prianka Puri, Kirsten Hepburn

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7 authors.

Umesha PathmanathanKidney Health Service, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4316-7030
Sivasaaini SivakumaranKidney Health Service, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Australia.
Jade Eccles-SmithDepartment of Obstetric Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
Ann-Maree CravenDepartment of Obstetric Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
Jill Parkes SmithDepartment of Obstetric Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
Prianka PuriKidney Health Service, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Australia.
Kirsten HepburnKidney Health Service, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

New-onset lupus nephritis (LN) poses a diagnostic and management challenge during pregnancy. This is more pertinent in the indigenous population, where the prevalence is higher, and the clinical phenotype tends to be more severe. We report the case of a 30-year-old G3P2 indigenous female, living in remote Queensland, with a late presentation of nephrotic syndrome at 30 weeks gestation. A clinical diagnosis of Class V LN was made without a kidney biopsy due to maternal and foetal risk, and she was empirically treated with steroids and disease-modifying agents to good effect. She remained normotensive with appropriate foetal growth and delivered a healthy male infant at 37 weeks. A renal biopsy taken 9 weeks after commencement of therapy demonstrated Class II LN, likely representing a resolving flare in the presence of improved clinical symptoms.

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Lupus NephritisPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy Trimester, ThirdAdultBiopsyFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsPredictive Value of TestsPregnancyQueenslandTreatment OutcomeGlucocorticoidsImmunosuppressive Agentslupus nephritisnephrotic syndromepregnancyrenal biopsy

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PMID40294885
PMCPMC12037236

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