Pregnancy in Takayasu Arteritis Patients Exposed to Anti-Tumour Necrosis Factor (Anti-TNF)-α Therapy

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Authors

  • Valentina Canti
  • Elena Baldissera
  • Susanna Rosa
  • Giuseppe A. Ramirez
  • Isadora Vaglio Tessitore
  • Maria Grazia Sabbadini
  • Maria Teresa Castiglioni
  • Patrizia Rovere-Querini

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https://doi.org/10.17140/GOROJ-2-122

Abstract

First patient, a 35 year old woman with a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis since childhood, was diagnosed with TA in 2009. She had an uncomplicated pregnancy in 2004. When she planned a second pregnancy, she was receiving IFX7 mg/kg every-six-weeks plus chronic therapy.

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2015-12-04

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Valentina Canti, Elena Baldissera, Susanna Rosa, Giuseppe A. Ramirez, Isadora Vaglio Tessitore, Maria Grazia Sabbadini, … Patrizia Rovere-Querini. (2015). Pregnancy in Takayasu Arteritis Patients Exposed to Anti-Tumour Necrosis Factor (Anti-TNF)-α Therapy. Gynecology and Obstetrics Research, 2(5), 96–98. https://doi.org/10.17140/GOROJ-2-122

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Vol. 2 No. 5 (2015): Volume 2 Issue 5 2015

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