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Managing a new diagnosis of interstitial lung disease in pregnancy.

Sophie PlattsGavin ThomasRebecca Allen
Published in: Obstetric medicine (2022)
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) presents rarely in pregnancy. Reports have associated disease activity with higher rates of preeclampsia, preterm births and fetal loss. This case report describes a patient presenting in her fifth pregnancy with worsening dyspnoea. She was treated with tacrolimus, prednisolone and post-partum methylprednisolone and ultimately had a successful outcome of childbirth.
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