Tuberculosis in pregnancy in the UK.

Journal article

Tuberculosis (TB) is a globally important cause of morbidity and mortality with an increasing incidence in women of reproductive ages. This descriptive study using the UK Obstetric Surveillance System demonstrates key differences in the presentation of TB during pregnancy compared with the nonpregnant population. The disease is limited to ethnic minority women, most commonly recent immigrants. Presentation may be atypical, with extrapulmonary disease as common as pulmonary. Clinicians should be aware of the potential for nonspecific presentation of the disease in pregnancy and consider the diagnosis in women, especially recently arrived immigrants, presenting with nonspecific symptoms.

Authors: Knight, M; Kurinczuk, J; Nelson-Piercy, C; Spark, P; Brocklehurst, P

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology More from this journal
• Volume: 116
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 584-588
• Publication date: 2009-03-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.02097.x
• EISSN: 1471-0528
• ISSN: 1470-0328
• Language: English
• Keywords: Pregnancy; Tuberculosis; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; Pregnancy Outcome; Female; Young Adult; UKOSS; Adult; Great Britain; Humans