Maternal death associated with sickle cell trait.
A case report is presented of a patient with sickle cell trait who died an abrupt intrapartum death precipitated by probable peripartal cardiomopathy and apparently aggravated by intravascular sickling. Notable autopsy findings included massive sicklemia in all organ systems.
D000293:Adolescent; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000473:pathology; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000473:pathology*; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000473:pathology*; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*