Authors
Dr Jacob Antony, Additional Professor1
1Department of General Medicine, Govt.Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Dr Anilkumar AV, Assistant Professor2
2Department of General Surgery, Govt.Medical College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Abstract
Pregnancy can lead to remission and flare in rheumatological conditions. Rheumatological diseases in quiescent phase can be managed better in pregnancy without much complication. Rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthropathies got remission in pregnancy, and SLE and other rheumatological conditions get worsened. Most of the treatment regimes for rheumatic diseases are modified during pregnancy for better outcome in terms of foetus and mother health.