title: Pregnancy in a patient receiving busulphan for chronic myeloid leukaemia.
abstract: A 33-year-old Malay lady with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) became amenorrhoeic during therapy with busulphan. Pregnancy was diagnosed via a urine pregnancy test and an ultrasound confirmed a viable foetus at 16 weeks. The busulphan was stopped. Her pregnancy was unremarkable and continued till term. She delivered a healthy child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Norhaya
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Cheong
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Hamidah
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ainoon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002066:Busulfan / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D002066:Busulfan