Renal Disorders in Pregnancy: Core Curriculum 2019 Maria L. Gonzalez Suarez, Andrea Kattah, Joseph P. Grande, Vesna Garovic American Journal of Kidney Diseases DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.06.006 Copyright © 2018 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Light microscopy image shows acute cortical necrosis in the setting of pregnancy (hematoxylin and eosin stain; scale bar: 100μm) (see case 1). American Journal of Kidney Diseases DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.06.006) Copyright © 2018 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Kidney biopsy image from a 30-year-old woman with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet (HELLP) syndrome. Kidney biopsy was performed due to acute kidney injury and revealed severe acute tubular necrosis with hemoglobin casts, likely related to hypoperfusion and hemolysis (light microscopy image shows hemoglobin-containing casts in renal tubules and acute tubular necrosis; scale bar: 100μm). American Journal of Kidney Diseases DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.06.006) Copyright © 2018 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Computed tomographic image from a young woman with a history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated nephropathy who developed heavy proteinuria (protein excretion, 11g/d) at the time of delivery and developed acute left-sided renal vein thrombosis 5 weeks postpartum. American Journal of Kidney Diseases DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.06.006) Copyright © 2018 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Terms and Conditions