Biological therapy of ulcerative colitis during pregnancy

Abstract

Summary: The annotated case report describes the case of a patient with ulcerative colitis (UC) who was successfully treated with infliximab at the beginning of disease due to failure of conventional therapy. For a long-term remission of UC, it was decided to end bio­logical therapy during the third trimester of pregnancy. For the relapse of UC after the delivery, the initiation of vedolizumab therapy was indicated, after which a remission of UC was achieved, and therefore VDZ maintenance treatment was continued in the following course. A new pregnancy occurred on this therapy, which developed without complications to the indicated treatment. This thesis evaluates the benefits and possible risks of bio­logical treatment during pregnancy. Key words: ulcerative colitis – pregnancy – infliximab – vedolizumab