Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Case Report after a Caesarean Section Related to the Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

Álvaro Ramiro Ruiz, Pilar Reboto Cortés, Ignacio García Sánchez, Juan Emilio Losa, Miguel Miró Murillo, Santiago García del Valle y Manzano

Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.

DOI: 10.4236/ojanes.2014.48028                

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.

Keywords

Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome, Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Pregnancy

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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