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Autoimmune Diseases and Pregnancy – Is There a Greater Risk of Giving Birth to a Sick Child? Cover

Autoimmune Diseases and Pregnancy – Is There a Greater Risk of Giving Birth to a Sick Child?

Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis
Volume 73 (2025): Issue 1 (January 2025)
By: Magdalena Pszczołowska,  Kamil Walczak,  Weronika Kołodziejczyk,  Magdalena Mroziak,  Gracjan Kozłowski and  Jerzy Leszek  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

Figures & Tables

Medications used and contraindicated during pregnancy for autoimmune diseases and related conditions

DiseaseDrugs used during pregnancyDrugs forbidden during pregnancy
MS and NMOSD

  • IFN-β

  • GA

  • Dimethyl fumarate

  • Teriflunomide

  • Leflunomide

  • Alemtuzumab

  • Natalizumab

  • Ocrelizumab

MG

  • Anticholinesterase

  • inhibitors

  • corticosteroids

  • azathioprine

  • MTX

  • Mofetil mycophenolate

  • Rituximab

Chronic IBDAnti-TNF

  • MTX

  • Leflunomide

T1DInsulin
Autoimmune thyroid disease

  • Propylthiouracil (preferred over other, category D)

  • levothyroxine

Radioactive iodine ablation
RA

  • Corticosteroids

  • Hydroxychloroquine

  • Sulfasalazine

  • MTX

  • Leflunomide

  • Anti-TNF agents

  • Abatacept

  • Rituximab

SLE

  • Prednisone

  • Hydroxychloroquine

  • Methylprednisolone

  • Azathioprine

Psoriasis

  • Topical treatment:

  • emollient creams

  • moisturizers

  • tacrolimus

  • dermatocorticosteroids

  • Systemic:

  • cyclosporine

  • corticosteroids

  • adalimumab,

  • etanercept,

  • infliximab

Vasculitis

  • Prednisone

  • Azathioprine

  • Intravenous immunoglobulins

  • MTX

  • Leflunomide

  • MMF

  • CYC

  • Avacopan

  • Mepolizumab

aPL syndrome

  • LDA

  • heparin

Vitamin K antagonists
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aite-2025-0017 | Journal eISSN: 1661-4917
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Language: English
Submitted on: Nov 12, 2024
Accepted on: Jan 14, 2025
Published on: Jun 14, 2025
Published by: Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Autoimmune disease,
Pregnancy,
Pregnant woman,
Multiple sclerosis,
IBD,
TD1
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Biochemistry,
Immunology,
Clinical medicine,
Clinical medicine, other,
Clinical chemistry

© 2025 Magdalena Pszczołowska, Kamil Walczak, Weronika Kołodziejczyk, Magdalena Mroziak, Gracjan Kozłowski, Jerzy Leszek, published by Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy
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