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Inflammatory bowel disease – Crohn’s disease and pregnancy: case report
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2011;33(4):196-204
08-05-2011
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Relato de CasoInflammatory bowel disease – Crohn’s disease and pregnancy: case report
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2011;33(4):196-204
08-05-2011DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032011000400008
Views111See moreThe Crohn's disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease, is frequent in women of childbearing age. Its management requires greater attention during pregnancy. We report a case of refractory Crohn's disease in a pregnant patient that evolued to ileocolectomy at puerperium. The literature regarding pregnant patients with Crohn's disease was reviewed, including counseling of patients and investigation of active disease, and the existing data was summarized on the safety of medications used to treat Crohn's disease in pregnancy and breastfeeding.
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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Summary
Relato de CasoInflammatory bowel disease – Crohn’s disease and pregnancy: case report
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2011;33(4):196-204
08-05-2011DOI 10.1590/S0100-72032011000400008
Views111See moreThe Crohn's disease, a form of inflammatory bowel disease, is frequent in women of childbearing age. Its management requires greater attention during pregnancy. We report a case of refractory Crohn's disease in a pregnant patient that evolued to ileocolectomy at puerperium. The literature regarding pregnant patients with Crohn's disease was reviewed, including counseling of patients and investigation of active disease, and the existing data was summarized on the safety of medications used to treat Crohn's disease in pregnancy and breastfeeding.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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