Rheumatic diseases in pregnancy
Nicholas, N.S.
British Journal of Hospital Medicine 39(1): 50-53
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0007-1064 PMID: 3258776 Document Number: 309390
The effects of pregnancy on the clinical course of the rheumatic diseases is not only variable but often unpredictable. Disease activity at the onset of pregnancy will have great bearing on fetal outcome. Thus the use of potentially harmful drug combinations in pregnancy has to be weighed against theoretical teratogenic effects. This review outlines some of these dilemmas.