title: [Retrospective analysis of 6 cases of miliary tuberculosis in pregnant women after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the clinical characteristics of haematogenous disseminated tuberculosis in pregnant women after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET).
  
  
  METHODS
  Six cases of haematogenous disseminated tuberculosis after in vitro fertilization pregnancy from January 2001 to December 2005 were retrospectively analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The clinical manifestations of pulmonary miliary tuberculosis were non-specific. All cases presented with fever for several weeks, but typical respiratory manifestations were lacking. Chest X-ray showed typical miliary and infiltrate lesions. The onset of fever was at an average of 53.2 days after embryo transfer. Miscarriage occurred in 5 patients within 2 to 4 weeks after the onset of fever.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The main symptom of miliary tuberculosis in pregnant women after IVF-ET was fever, and the prognosis of the pregnancy was poor. Physician should be alert to the occurrence of haematogenous disseminated tuberculosis, especially in pregnant women with long-term fever.
authors.affiliation: The Reproductive Medical Center, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310006, China.
authors.forename: Hui-juan
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yan-jun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Yi-min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: He-feng
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy