What about pregnant women with tuberculosis?

Since anti-tuberculosis drugs have an effect on the growth and development of the fetus, and the lack of treatment can also cause harm to the pregnant woman and the fetus, so it is not recommended to continue the pregnancy. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and anti-tuberculosis drugs can pass through the placental barrier and cause damage to the fetus, so the patient needs to terminate the pregnancy in a timely manner, and then choose the right time to prepare for pregnancy after effective treatment of tuberculosis. After termination of pregnancy, the patient can be treated with medication, the first line of anti-tuberculosis drugs include isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol, pyrazinamide and so on. Due to the high toxicity of anti-tuberculosis drugs, patients are treated with immunoglobulin, immune enhancers and other drugs to improve immunity. Patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis need to be treated by adding second-line sensitive drugs, such as pyrazinamide, fluoroquinolone two oral plus kanamycin, amikacin, cycloserine, propylthioisonicotinic acid hydrazide, etc. for combination therapy. All of the above medications need to be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.