Recurrent acquired sideroblastic anemia in a twin pregnancy.
A woman whose sideroblastic anemia had relapsed with progestogen and combined oral contraceptive therapy suffered further relapses in a (twin) pregnancy. Previous reports exist of relapses both from progestogens and in pregnancy, and we postulate a shared etiology. Affected women considering pregnancy or sex hormone usage should be advised accordingly.
Impey
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. LWMI@compuserve.com
Greenwood
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Taylor
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Redman
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Wainscoat
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D000328:Adult; D000756:Anemia, Sideroblastic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D012008:Recurrence; D014427:Twins