Managing a new diagnosis of interstitial lung disease in pregnancy

Obstet Med. 2023 Sep;16(3):189-191. doi: 10.1177/1753495X221092603. Epub 2022 May 3.

Abstract

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) presents rarely in pregnancy. Reports have associated disease activity with higher rates of preeclampsia, preterm births and fetal loss. This case report describes a patient presenting in her fifth pregnancy with worsening dyspnoea. She was treated with tacrolimus, prednisolone and post-partum methylprednisolone and ultimately had a successful outcome of childbirth.

Keywords: interstitial lung disease; restrictive lung disease.