title: Use of hydroxyurea in chronic myeloid leukemia during pregnancy: a case report.
abstract: The concomitant occurrence of pregnancy and chronic myeloid leukemia is uncommon. The use of hydroxyurea in chronic myeloid leukemia during pregnancy is unknown. We report on a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia in whom hydroxyurea was used during pregnancy with a successful outcome for both mother and fetus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Dukes
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hull
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006918:Hydroxyurea / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D006918:Hydroxyurea