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Asthma in pregnant women is strongly associated with multiple adverse health outcomes, including pre-eclampsia, preterm birth, and low birth weight. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] Other conditions such as gestational diabetes, placenta previa, and hemorrhage are inconsistently correlated to asthma. [ 30 ]
[9] [10] Symptoms include episodes of wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. [3] These may occur a few times a day or a few times per week. [4] Depending on the person, asthma symptoms may become worse at night or with exercise. [4] Asthma is thought to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. [3]
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [1]
Diagnosing the condition could involve looking at family history (including previous treatments for skin-related symptoms), sleep patterns, exposure to irritants, and biopsies of the rash or lesions.
Asthma affects four to eight out of a hundred pregnant women. [34] This is due to the fact that during pregnancy, there is an immunological shift due to hormonal fluctuations. [ 35 ] In some cases, there is an increase in Estrogen levels which in turn reduce the activity of natural killer cells, Th1 cell production of inflammatory cytokines ...
Skin creases are involved - flexural dermatitis of fronts of ankles, antecubital fossae, popliteal fossae, skin around eyes, or neck, (or cheeks for children under 10) History of asthma or allergic rhinitis (or family history of these conditions if patient is a child ≤4 years old)
Non-modifiable risk factors include a family history of diabetes, advanced maternal age, and ethnicity. Modifiable risk factors include maternal obesity. [14] There is an elevated demand for insulin during pregnancy which leads to increased insulin production from pancreatic beta cells. The elevated demand is a result of increased maternal ...
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