title: ARDS associated with the use of sympathomimetics and glucocorticoids for the treatment of premature labor.
abstract: A 19-yr-old woman developed adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in the postnatal period after treatment with dexamethasone and ritodrine for premature labor. An assay of complement activation was positive, suggesting a possible mechanism for this patient's ARDS.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003167:Complement Activation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000276:immunology; D012312:Ritodrine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013566:Sympathomimetics / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D011412:Propanolamines; D013566:Sympathomimetics; D001623:Betamethasone; D012312:Ritodrine