Serial estimation of serum angiotensin converting enzyme activity during and after pregnancy in a woman with sarcoidosis

Serum angiotensin converting enzyme activities were estimated during pregnancy and the puerperium in a woman with sarcoidosis and a series of normal women. In the patient with sarcoidosis angiotensin converting enzyme activity was raised during pregnancy, particularly at 21 weeks' gestation, ye...

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Published in:BMJ 1985-01, Vol.290 (6464), p.269-270
Main Authors: Erskine, K J, Taylor, K J, Agnew, R A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Clinical Research
Corticosteroids
Enzyme activity
Enzymes
Female
Humans
Lung Diseases - enzymology
Lungs
Lymphatic diseases
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A - blood
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications - enzymology
Relapse
Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis - enzymology
Symptoms
Time Factors
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Summary:Serum angiotensin converting enzyme activities were estimated during pregnancy and the puerperium in a woman with sarcoidosis and a series of normal women. In the patient with sarcoidosis angiotensin converting enzyme activity was raised during pregnancy, particularly at 21 weeks' gestation, yet she remained well with no symptoms to suggest relapse of sarcoidosis. Serum angiotensin converting enzyme activity may not be of value in monitoring sarcoidosis activity during pregnancy.
ISSN:0267-0623
0959-8138
1468-5833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.290.6464.269