Managing a new diagnosis of interstitial lung disease in pregnancy.
Sophie PlattsGavin ThomasRebecca AllenPublished 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.
Keyphrases
- interstitial lung disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- disease activity
- systemic sclerosis
- case report
- preterm birth
- pregnancy outcomes
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ankylosing spondylitis
- gestational age
- low birth weight
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- high dose
- early onset
- pregnant women
- emergency department
- preterm infants
- electronic health record