enalapril and Hyaline-Membrane-Disease

Persistent anuria was diagnosed in a neonate born to a mother whose pregnancy was complicated by severe hypertension and systemic lupus erythematosus. Severe maternal hypertension necessitated the use of a battery of antihypertensive medications that included enalapril, an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor. The role of enalapril in neonatal renal failure is discussed.

Topics: Acute Kidney Injury; Antihypertensive Agents; Anuria; Drug Therapy, Combination; Enalapril; Female; Humans; Hyaline Membrane Disease; Hypertension; Infant, Newborn; Kidney; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic; Male; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications