Lone hyperuricemia during pregnancy: Maternal and fetal outcomes

Objective: Study of maternal and fetal consequences of lone hyperuricemia during pregnancy and demonstration that lone hyperuricemia is not a risk factor regarding the onset of preeclampsia. Study: design: Retrospective study of two groups of women, one found to have lone hyperuricemia during pregnancy (n=102) and the others with normal serum uric acid levels (n=100). Results: The only consequence identified of the lone hyperuricemia was a lower birth weight of children born to mothers found to have lone hyperuricemia for more than 2 weeks (P<0.05). Conclusions: Lone hyperuricemia is not a risk factor regarding the onset of preeclampsia. It is therefore unnecessary to measure serum uric acid level during a normal pregnancy. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.