Pregnancy in partially remitted hepatitis B-associated membranous glomerulonephritis

Hepatitis B-associated glomerulonephritis is a relatively common cause of nephrotic syndrome in endemic areas affecting especially male children. When this disease affects girls or women, both the glomerular disease and the hepatitis B carrier state could affect subsequent pregnancies. This may be the first reported case of such a pregnancy. In this patient the partially remitted renal disease and the reduced infectivity of the hepatitis B carrier state decreased the influence of the disease on the pregnancy.