Médecine et Santé Tropicales
MENUPregnancy in autoimmune diseases in the sub-Saharan zone: the experience of the University Hospital of Libreville Department of Internal Medicine Volume 29, issue 2, Avril-Mai-Juin 2019
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CHU Libreville, Gabon
* Correspondance
- Key words: autoimmune disease, pregnancy, prematurity, intrauterine growth retardation, Gabon
- DOI : 10.1684/mst.2019.0901
- Page(s) : 206-12
- Published in: 2019
Autoimmune diseases are a group of heterogeneous conditions responsible for polymorphic clinical and biological manifestations. Because pregnancy activates them and promotes gestational complications, it is difficult for women with these diseases. Pregnancy and autoimmune diseases have rarely been studied in sub-Saharan Africa. We report the experience of the Internal Medicine Department of the University Hospital of Libreville.