Managing a new diagnosis of interstitial lung disease in pregnancy.

Obstet Med

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health Trust, London, UK.

Published: September 2023

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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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10504884PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1753495X221092603DOI Listing

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