Author | dc.contributor.author | Romero, Roberto | |
Author | dc.contributor.author | Kusanovic, Juan Pedro | es_CL |
Author | dc.contributor.author | Muñoz Salazar, Hernán | es_CL |
Author | dc.contributor.author | Gómez, Ricardo | es_CL |
Author | dc.contributor.author | Lamont, Ronald F. | es_CL |
Author | dc.contributor.author | Yeo, Lami | es_CL |
Admission date | dc.date.accessioned | 2010-07-01T15:36:49Z | |
Available date | dc.date.available | 2010-07-01T15:36:49Z | |
Publication date | dc.date.issued | 2010-04 | |
Cita de ítem | dc.identifier.citation | The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, April 2010; 23(4): 351–359 | en_US |
Identifier | dc.identifier.issn | 1476-7058 print | |
Identifier | dc.identifier.other | DOI: 10.3109/14767050903177193 | |
Identifier | dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/128658 | |
Abstract | dc.description.abstract | Preterm parturition is a syndrome caused by several mechanisms of disease, including intrauterine infection/inflammation,
uteroplacental ischemia, uterine overdistension, cervical disease, maternal/fetal stress, abnormal allogeneic responses,
allergic reactions, and unknown insults. An allergic-like mechanism was proposed as a potential etiology for the preterm
parturition syndrome, based on the observation that eosinophils were present in the amniotic fluid in a fraction of women
with preterm labor and a history of allergy, coupled with the observation that conditioned media from degranulated mast
cells (the effector cells of type 1 hypersensitivity) induced contractility of human myometrial strips. This communication
describes a case of a pregnant woman who had an allergic reaction and regular uterine contractions after the ingestion of
lobster meat, to which she was known to be allergic. Preterm labor subsided after the treatment of antihistamines and
steroids. The patient subsequently delivered at term. At follow-up, the child was diagnosed with atopy and asthma, and
required frequent use of inhaled corticosteroids and b-2 adrenergic agents. The immunological basis for preterm labor
induced by an allergic-like reaction (hypersensitivity) is reviewed. | en_US |
Patrocinador | dc.description.sponsorship | This research was supported (in part) by the
Perinatology Research Branch, Division of Intramural
Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development,
NIH, DHHS. | en_US |
Lenguage | dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
Keywords | dc.subject | allergy | en_US |
Título | dc.title | Allergy-induced preterm labor after the ingestion of shellfish | en_US |
Document type | dc.type | Artículo de revista | |