A case of dermatomyositis with a successful delivery that relapsed during pregnancy

Shiori Saigoh, Hiromichi Takeshita, Kazunori Urabe, Yoichi Moroi, Tetsuya Koga, Masutaka Furue

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Abstract

We report the case of a 29-year-old woman with dermatomyositis. The disease was in a remissional state when she was pregnant. But the disease relapsed at the end of 1st trimester of her pregnancy. She was started to be treated with oral predonisolone 0.5mg/kg/day. A 2028g healthy male infant was born 5 weeks earlier than expected. Generally, pregnancies complicated with dermatomyositis are considered to be high-risk. This patient is expected to have a successful delivery, however, because she was pregnant at the time of disease remission.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)321-323
Number of pages3
JournalNishinihon Journal of Dermatology
Volume65
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Dermatology

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