[Tuberculosis and pregnancy]

J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 1995;24(8):863-6.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The authors report a case of pulmonary tuberculosis during pregnancy. They point out that the pregnancy does not change the natural course of the disease, congenital tuberculosis is rare but with a high rate of mortality, and the three most important antituberculosis (isoniazid, ethambutol and rifampicin) are safety during pregnancy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / drug therapy
  • Radiography
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / transmission

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents