Successful management of pregnancy-induced pancytopenia.
The 46th case of known pregnancy-induced pancytopenia is reported. Pregnancy may play an etiologic role in this rare condition, but the specific mechanism is unknown. Maternal mortality is 63%, and fetal and neonatal wastage is 46%. The patient reported is a 24-year-old Oriental woman who delivered a healthy female infant. Her survival is attributed to conservative management with carefully timed packed cell and platelet transfusions.
D000328:Adult; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000628:therapy*; D017713:Platelet Transfusion; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000628:therapy*