Pregnancy during Ustekinumab Treatment for Severe Psoriasis

Dermatology. 2015;231(2):103-4. doi: 10.1159/000380880. Epub 2015 Mar 17.

Abstract

We report the case of a 25-year-old patient who became pregnant during ustekinumab therapy. Treatment was suspended immediately after pregnancy had been confirmed. The patient had an uneventful pregnancy and her child is currently 14 months old, with adequate development to her age. Four reports of pregnancy during ustekinumab treatment have been reported and one resulted in miscarriage.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Dermatologic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / drug therapy*
  • Psoriasis / drug therapy*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Term Birth
  • Ustekinumab / therapeutic use*
  • Withholding Treatment

Substances

  • Dermatologic Agents
  • Ustekinumab