Fetopatia pelo uso de inibidores da enzima de conversão da angiotensina

• Author(s): Neves, S ; Santos, R ; Gomes, C ; Correia, AJ
• Date: 2010
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/1371
• Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
• Subject(s): Anúria; Criança; Inibidores da Enzima de Conversão da Angiotensina; Insuficiência Renal; Doenças do Feto
• Document Type: Article
• Language: Portuguese

Description

Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEI) are commonly used antihypertensive drugs, although contraindicated during pregnancy by fetopathy association such as renal dysgenesis, oligohydramnios, hipocalvaria, pulmonary hypoplasia, intrauterine growth restriction, and neonatal anuric renal failure. The authors present a clinical report of a child that developed neonatal anuric renal failure with peritoneal dialysis support by an in uterus exposure to ACEI with very good recovery. This case and literature review states the need to avoid ACEI prescription to Young women and it's suspension as soon as possible during pregnancy.