Case Report
Management of Recurrent Pregnancy-Related Pericarditis
Table 2
Treatment scheme for medical therapy of pericarditis during pregnancy.
| | Drugs | Postpartum | Postpartum | Pregnancy | | 1st episode | Subsequent episodes |
| | NSAIDs (ibuprofen) | 800 mg every 8 hours for 2 weeks | Not used | Not used | | Corticosteroids | Not used | Prednisone 10 mg to 20 mg daily with a slow extender taper (6 months) | Prednisone 10 mg to 20 mg based on clinical response with slow taper extender taper (6 months) | | Colchicine | Colchicine 0.6 mg twice daily | Colchicine 0.6 mg twice daily | Not used | | Azathioprine | Not used | 100 mg daily to 200 mg daily | Not used |
|
|
