title: Primary thrombocythemia in pregnancy: a report of two cases.
abstract: We report two cases of primary thrombocythemia diagnosed during pregnancy. One patient developed transient visual field defects. She was treated with plateletpheresis at term and delivered of a normal child by cesarean section. The second patient was not treated. Intrauterine fetal death occurred at 36 weeks' gestation from multiple placental infarcts. In cases of primary thrombocythemia, we suggest close monitoring of both mother and fetus throughout pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Ottawa General Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mercer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Drouin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jolly
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: d'Anjou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D010920:Placenta / Q000098:blood supply; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000628:therapy*; D013920:Thrombocythemia, Essential / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology