Sickle cell thalassemia in pregnancy: a case report.
J Matern Fetal Med
; 5(1): 28-30, 1996.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8796762
ABSTRACT
A 31-year-old pregnant woman at 20 weeks' gestation was sent to our hospital for fever, anemia, and arthralgias. As she was known to be a double heterozygote for beta-thalassemia and hemoglobin S, a diagnosis of hemolytic anemia caused by sickled red cells vasocclusive crises was made. The patient was submitted to partial exchange transfusion (PET) with a complete recovery. A second PET was performed at 36 weeks' gestation, and elective cesarean section was performed at 37 weeks, with the birth of a normal female neonate.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações Hematológicas na Gravidez
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Talassemia beta
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Anemia Falciforme
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Matern Fetal Med
Assunto da revista:
OBSTETRICIA
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PERINATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália