Microscopic polyangiitis in a pregnant woman

Cetinkaya R., Odabas A., Gursan N., Selcuk Y., Erdogan F., Keles M., ...Daha Fazla

SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.95, sa.12, ss.1441-1443, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 95 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Dergi Adı: SOUTHERN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1441-1443
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Patients who have vasculitis in pregnancy generally have a grim prognosis. Vasculitis occurring during pregnancy may have a more aggressive course and require more aggressive treatment than vasculitis occurring at other times. A 29-year-old woman who presented in the 16th week of her third intrauterine pregnancy was diagnosed as having active microscopic polyangiitis. Therapy consisting of high-dose methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide was instituted, but the patient died of. pulmonary infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.