Abdominal tuberculosis in pregnancy

Freeman, O.

doi:10.1016/0041-3879(89)90040-8

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“…The rate of extrapulmonary disease in pregnancy does not appear to be higher than in nonpregnant individuals, although tuberculous peritonitis, lymphadenitis, meningitis, pleuritis, and miliary disease have been well described in the literature. 19,[38][39][40][41][42][43] Patients who are also infected with HIV have a greater incidence of extrapulmonary and miliary disease.…”

Section: Active Tuberculosis During the Child-bearing Yearsmentioning

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Tuberculosis and Pregnancy

Raju¹,

Schluger²

1998

Semin Respir Crit Care Med

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Over 8 million cases of tuberculosis will occur in the world next year. Most of these cases will occur in young adults, so women of child-bearing age are at significant risk for both tuberculosis infection and disease. Although older literature emphasized reciprocal harmful effects of pregnancy and tuberculosis, with prompt diagnosis and early institution of proper therapy, a good outcome for mother and child should be the rule. Many pregnant women are good candidates for screening for tuberculosis infection, and some should receive preventive therapy before delivery. Active tuberculosis in pregnancy should be aggressively investigated and must always be treated. HIV infection and drugresistant tuberculosis present special challenges in pregnancy, and knowledge of drug interactions and teratogenic effects of antiretrovirals and second-line antituberculosis agents is needed to manage these patients properly.

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