Tuberculosis and pregnancy
Background. Tuberculosis (TB) is difficult to diagnose in pregnant women; pregnancy management in patients with TB also poses certain challenges. The incidence of TB in pregnant women was 1.3 times higher than that in the general population. Description. The paper describes a case of recurrent multidrug-resistant pulmonary TB in a 24-year-old woman. The patient decided to maintain her current pregnancy, despite the use of anti-TB drugs and X-ray examination. The pregnancy was hard; the baby was born with birth defects. The second case reflects a good maternal immunity because TB of the placenta was detected only after normal delivery and spontaneously cured TB of the uterine appendages was identified in three more months. Conclusion. Pregnancy and TB are a negative concurrence for a woman; the patient should be oriented towards the prevention of an unplanned pregnancy.