Case Report

Microscopic Polyangiitis in a Pregnant Woman

Authors: RAMAZAN CETINKAYA MD, ALI RIZA ODABAS MD, NESRIN GURSAN MD, YILMAZ SELCUK MD, FAZLI ERDOGAN MD, MUZAFFER KELES MD, YAKUP KUMTEPE MD

Abstract

&NA; Patients who have vasculitis in pregnancy generally have a grim prognosis. Vasculitis occurring during pregnancy may have a more aggressive course and require more aggressive treatment than vasculitis occurring at other times. A 29‐year‐old woman who presented in the 16th week of her third intrauterine pregnancy was diagnosed as having active microscopic polyangiitis. Therapy consisting of high‐dose methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide was instituted, but the patient died of pulmonary infection due to methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

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