First sickle cell crisis triggered by induction of labor in a primigravida.
Sickle cell anemia is a severe disorder that rarely spares affected adults. We describe here a 32-year-old pregnant woman who presented her first lifetime symptoms of her disease during induction of labor at term. We therefore discuss the possible causes that may have triggered this inaugural crisis.
Faron
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High Risk Pregnancy Unit, Free University of Brussels, Hôpital Universitaire Brugmann, 4, Place A. Van Gehuchten, 1020 Brussels, Belgium. gfaron@ulb.ac.be
Corbisier
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Tecco
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Vokaer
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D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000503:physiopathology; D017707:Erythrocyte Transfusion; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010146:Pain; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic
D006454:Hemoglobins; D010121:Oxytocin