[Treatment of bronchial asthma in pregnancy]

Orv Hetil. 2003 May 4;144(18):855-60.
[Article in Hungarian]

Abstract

The prevalence of bronchial asthma, similarly to the normal population, is also increasing among pregnant women. Asthma a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, is one of the most common medical problems that can complicate pregnancy. The cornerstone of asthma management in pregnancy is to implement such treatment strategies that can maintain normal maternal pulmonary function and prevent fetal complications. The aim of the present article is to summarize the recent publications and guidelines on the safety and efficacy issues of asthma treatment during pregnancy.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Inhalation
  • Adrenergic beta-Agonists / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Asthma / drug therapy*
  • Asthma / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / drug therapy*
  • Pregnancy Complications / physiopathology
  • Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2 / drug effects
  • Status Asthmaticus / drug therapy
  • Theophylline / analogs & derivatives
  • Theophylline / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-Agonists
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2
  • Theophylline