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ArticleJIMD reports2026

Pregnancy in Lysinuric Protein Intolerance Complicated by Immune Dysregulation and Severe Thrombocytopenia.

Eamon P McCarron, Melanie Hill, Adam Lomas, Victoria Elliott, Emma Walkinshaw, Tessa Bonnett, Kar-Ping Kuet, Rachel Tattersall, Claire Mapplebeck

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Eamon P McCarronAdult Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-9210
Melanie HillAdult Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield UK.
Adam LomasAdult Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield UK.
Victoria ElliottThe Yorkshire & Humber Maternal Medicine Network Sheffield UK.
Emma WalkinshawThe Yorkshire & Humber Maternal Medicine Network Sheffield UK.
Tessa BonnettThe Yorkshire & Humber Maternal Medicine Network Sheffield UK.
Kar-Ping KuetRheumatology Department Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield UK.
Rachel TattersallHaematology Department Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield UK.
Claire MapplebeckHaematology Department Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield UK.

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Abstract

Lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI) is a rare disorder of dibasic amino acid transport associated with secondary urea cycle defects and immune dysregulation. Pregnancy in LPI is seldom reported and presents significant management challenges. We report a 25-year-old woman with genetically confirmed LPI complicated by prior hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who presented with an unplanned pregnancy. Early gestation was characterised by metabolic instability, including transient hyperammonaemia and elevated orotic acid, which improved with optimisation of nitrogen scavenger therapy and nutritional support. Progressive severe thrombocytopenia and anaemia developed during the second trimester and were managed as presumed immune thrombocytopenia with corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglobulin. Delivery by caesarean section at 35 weeks resulted in favourable maternal and neonatal outcomes. To our knowledge, this represents the first reported case of pregnancy in LPI complicated by established immune dysregulation (HLH and SLE) and severe thrombocytopenia, defining a previously uncharacterised high-risk phenotype with a favourable outcome.

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hyperammonaemiaimmune dysregulationlysinuric protein intolerancepregnancythrombocytopenia

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PMID42404602
PMCPMC13331876

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