Severe aplastic anaemia relapsing during a pregnancy; spontaneous remission following termination.
The case of a 29-year-old woman with aplastic anaemia in remission who relapsed during pregnancy is reported here. Following successful Caesarean delivery, spontaneous remission was obtained and the patient remains well thereafter. Pathogenetic and therapeutic aspects of this rare complication of pregnancy are discussed.
Meletis
J
J
First Department of Internal Medicine, Athens University Medical School, Laikon General Hospital, Greece. imeletis@atlas.uoa.gr
Samarkos
M
M
Mesogitis
S
S
Meletis
C
C
Mougiou
A
A
Terpos
E
E
Tsimberidou
A
A
Andreopoulos
A
A
Konstantopoulos
K
K
Loukopoulos
D
D
D000328:Adult; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000209:etiology*; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence