| Literature DB >> 18299958 |
Seo Young Kim1, Julie M Linton, Sharon L Kolasinski.
Abstract
We describe a patient with limited Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) presenting during pregnancy with aggressive cutaneous involvement. She was treated with a combination of high-dose corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) during her third trimester. The patient had otherwise uneventful pregnancy and a satisfactory outcome for both herself and her newborn. In the English literature, prior to this report, there have been de novo cases of WG in pregnant women that were diagnosed and treated during pregnancy and three cases of WG treated successfully with IVIG during pregnancy.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18299958 DOI: 10.1007/s10165-008-0020-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mod Rheumatol ISSN: 1439-7595 Impact factor: 3.023