title: Successful pregnancy in a patient with Churg-Strauss syndrome.
abstract: Vasculitis syndromes rarely occur in association with pregnancy and usually have a poor prognosis. We report the case of a 32-year-old woman, affected by Churg-Strauss syndrome in complete remission at the time of conception, who completed a successful pregnancy. The patient did well except for a recurrence of allergic rhinitis and asthma which apparently responded to an increase in steroid dosage. Clinical implications of vasculitis and pregnancy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: 1st Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, University of Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cormio
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cramarossa
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Vagno
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Masciandaro
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Loverro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial
chemical_list: D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone