Sickle cell and thiamine deficiency: case report of a fetal death.
The heterozygous state of the sickle cell trait is not known to be a cause of fetal death. This is a report of disseminated placental infarcts associated with thiamine deficiency in a patient with the sickle cell trait. This pathological association suggests an original physiopathological process.
Multon
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Department of Perinatology, Robert Debré Hospital, Paris, France.
Sibony
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Carbillon
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Guerin
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JM
Nessman
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Blot
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000150:complications*; D013832:Thiamine Deficiency / Q000150:complications*