[Dermatomyositis and pregnancy: a case in Gabon]

Med Trop (Mars). 2009 Oct;69(5):503-5.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to describe a case of successful pregnancy involving a 30-year-old Afican woman presenting dermatomyositis, without use of immunosuppressive treatment. The child was delivered prematurely by caesarean section at 32 weeks of gestation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cesarean Section
  • Dermatomyositis / diagnosis
  • Dermatomyositis / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Gabon
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Hydroxychloroquine / therapeutic use
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Complications / drug therapy*
  • Premature Birth

Substances

  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Hydroxychloroquine
  • Prednisolone