title: Direct demonstration of iron in a term placenta in a case of beta-thalassemia major.
abstract: Successful term pregnancy in homozygous beta-thalassemia is rare. A pregnant patient with thalassemia usually is found to have chronic anemia concurrent with tissue and circulatory iron overload. We have demonstrated and localized iron deposits in a term placenta of a patient with homozygous beta-thalassemia with the use of routine histochemical staining.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Birkenfeld
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mordel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Okon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002824:Chorionic Villi / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007501:Iron