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Table 1 Vasculitis diagnosed in the post-partum period and secondary to an infectious origin

From: Systemic vasculitis diagnosed during the post-partum period: case report and review of the literature

References

Year

Country

Diagnosis

Description of Symptoms associated with vasculitides

First symptom Onset

Pregnancy complications

Outcome

Thomsen et al. [5]

2015

Denmark

Cerebral vasculitis associated with Varicella Zoster Meningitis

headache, vomiting, photophobia, root pain and lesion of splenium of the corpus callosum with reduced diffusion on the diffusion-weighted sequence (MRI)

2 m p.d

none

Favourable with:

-aciclovir,

-corticosteroids

-low dose aspirin

Subramaniam et al. [6]

2014

Malaysia

Clostridium spp aortitis

sudden death due to ascending thoracic aorta dissection and cardiac tamponade

7 w p.d

none

Fatal

Fabian et al. [7]

2017

Austria

Cutaneous vasculitis associated with lymph node tuberculosis

fever, axillary enlarged lymph node, papular skin rash and arthralgia of lower limb, medium size vessels vasculitis of subcutaneous fat suggestive of polyarteritis nodosa

13 w p.d

none

Favourable with:

- standard antituberculous regimen

- corticosteroids

Cagli et al. [8]

2010

Turkey

Pulmonary arteritis associated with mitral valve endocarditis in patient with ductus arteriosus

fever, dyspnea, fatigue, abnormal heart murmur, mobile echo-dense mass on posteromedial leaflet of mitral valve with moderate to severe mitral regurgitation, multiple vegetations in the pulmonary artery during surgery

6 w p.d

none

Favourable with:

- antibiotics

- open heart surgery

  1. MRI Magnetic resonance Imagery, m month(s), w week(s), p.d post-delivery