Abstract
We present the case of a young primigravida who developed severe life threatening hemolytic anemia in the last trimester of three successive pregnancies with spontaneous recovery after each delivery and remained normal during the entire nongravid state. Corticosteroid and high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin therapy, although reported as useful, was ineffective in our case. She was managed only with the support with top-up blood transfusions. Extensive investigations were carried out to determine the cause of hemolysis, but these proved unfruitful. Fewer than two scores of such cases have been described in the literature. The paucity of such cases merits its presentation. It is suggested that this anemia should be referred to as "pregnancy-induced hemolytic anemia".
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 623-626 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Annals of Hematology |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2001 |
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Keywords
- Anemia
- Anemia in pregnancy
- Hemolytic anemia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
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Pregnancy induced hemolytic anemia : An unexplained entity. / Wan, Yu-Jui Yvonne; Cai, Yan; Cowan, Catherine.
In: Annals of Hematology, Vol. 80, No. 10, 2001, p. 623-626.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Pregnancy induced hemolytic anemia
T2 - An unexplained entity
AU - Wan, Yu-Jui Yvonne
AU - Cai, Yan
AU - Cowan, Catherine
PY - 2001
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N2 - We present the case of a young primigravida who developed severe life threatening hemolytic anemia in the last trimester of three successive pregnancies with spontaneous recovery after each delivery and remained normal during the entire nongravid state. Corticosteroid and high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin therapy, although reported as useful, was ineffective in our case. She was managed only with the support with top-up blood transfusions. Extensive investigations were carried out to determine the cause of hemolysis, but these proved unfruitful. Fewer than two scores of such cases have been described in the literature. The paucity of such cases merits its presentation. It is suggested that this anemia should be referred to as "pregnancy-induced hemolytic anemia".
AB - We present the case of a young primigravida who developed severe life threatening hemolytic anemia in the last trimester of three successive pregnancies with spontaneous recovery after each delivery and remained normal during the entire nongravid state. Corticosteroid and high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin therapy, although reported as useful, was ineffective in our case. She was managed only with the support with top-up blood transfusions. Extensive investigations were carried out to determine the cause of hemolysis, but these proved unfruitful. Fewer than two scores of such cases have been described in the literature. The paucity of such cases merits its presentation. It is suggested that this anemia should be referred to as "pregnancy-induced hemolytic anemia".
KW - Anemia
KW - Anemia in pregnancy
KW - Hemolytic anemia
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