Effects of pregnancy on sarcoidosis

The effects of pregnancy in patients with sarcoidosis is reviewed in 18 patients. During 35 pregnancies, no clinical or roentgenographic effect upon the disease process was noted in nine patients. Six of these patients demonstrated an improvement, and in three patients, a deleterious effect was noted. A relapse of the disease was not noted after delivery in 15 of the patients. In three patients, a progression of the disease continued after delivery.