Abstract
During pregnancy, a cellular immunosuppressant status is produced. It is characterized by anti-inflammatory cellular responses that allow embryonic implantation. The reversal of these changes during the postpartum period may result in overt clinical manifestations of otherwise quiescent or latent infections. We present an Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) case after a caesarean section related to the Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) in a Guinean black woman. The patient was treated with large doses of corticosteroids showing a great clinical and radiological improvement.
Highlights
During pregnancy, a cellular immunosuppressant status is produced
A cellular immunosuppressant status is produced. It is characterized by anti-inflammatory cellular responses that allow embryonic implantation
The reversal of these changes during the postpartum period may result in overt clinical manifestations of otherwise quiescent or latent infections
Summary
It is characterized by anti-inflammatory cellular responses that allow embryonic implantation. The reversal of these changes during the postpartum period may result in overt clinical manifestations of otherwise quiescent or latent infections. We think it is possible, that the following case of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) after caesarean section could be explained throughout this pathophysiological basis. (2014) Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Case Report after a Caesarean Section Related to the Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome.
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