Aplastic Anemia in Pregnancy: Recovery After Normal Spontaneous Delivery
Authors: IRA M. GOLDSTEIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1975)

Letters1 April 1975Aplastic Anemia in Pregnancy: Recovery After Normal Spontaneous DeliveryIRA M. GOLDSTEIN, M.D., BARRY S. COLLER, M.D.IRA M. GOLDSTEIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BARRY S. COLLER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-82-4-537_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe high mortality rate in aplastic anemia, despite modern supportive care and androgen therapy (1), has led to a recent recommendation for early bone marrow transplantation in this disease (2). In addition, it was suggested that blood products from family members be withheld for fear of sensitizing patients to "minor" transplantation antigens. It thus becomes important to identify those patients with aplastic anemia who may have a better chance for spontaneous remission if given optimum supportive care. VVe report the case of a patient with aplastic anemia during pregnancy who, after being supported with histocompatible platelets, achieved a complete remission...References1. STOHLMAN F: Aplastic anemia (editorial). Blood 40:282-286, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. STORBTHOMASBRUDENER REC: Allogenic marrow grafting for treatment of aplastic anemia. Blood 43:157-180, 1974 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. FLEMING A: Hypoplastic anemia in pregnancy, in Clinics in Hematology vol. 2, edited by JEPSON JH. London, W. B. Saunders Co. Ltd., 1973, pp. 477-496 Google Scholar4. SHULMAN N: Immunologic considerations attending platelet transfusions. Transfusion 6:39-49, 1966 CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. YANKEEGRUMETROGENTINE RFG: Platelet transfusion therapy. The selection of compatible platelet donors for refractory patients by HL-A lymphocyte typing. N Engl J Med 281:1208-1212, 1969 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Department of Medicine New York University School of Medicine 550 First Avenue New York, New York 10016 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPregnancy-associated aplastic anemia: a case-based reviewLong-term outcome of pregnancy complicating with severe aplastic anemia under supportive careAssociation of Severe Thrombocytopenia and Poor Prognosis in Pregnancies with Aplastic AnemiaThree Times Spontaneous Remission of Severe Aplastic Anemia Following Granulocyte Transfusion from Related Donors: a Case Report and Literature ReviewAcquired Aplastic Anemia in ChildhoodAn update on the management of severe idiopathic aplastic anaemia in childrenOutcome of Pregnancy and Disease Course among Women with Aplastic Anemia Treated with ImmunosuppressionAndré Tichelli, MD, Gérard Socié, MD, PhD, Judith Marsh, MD, Renée Barge, MD, Norbert Frickhofen, MD, Shaun McCann, MD, Andrea Bacigalupo, MD, Jill Hows, MD, Pedro Marin, MD, PhD, David Nachbaur, MD, Argiris Symeonidis, MD, Jakob Passweg, MD, and Hubert Schrezenmeier, MD, for the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation Severe Aplastic Anaemia Working Party*Pancytopenia in infants of aplastic anaemic mothers: Case ReportPregnancy in idiopathic aplastic anemia (report of 10 patients)Pregnancy-associated aplastic anemia -Report of 3 casesFanconi's anaemia and pregnancyPregnancy associated aplastic anaemia: a report of five cases and review of current managementAplastic Anemia: Recent Advances in Pathogenesis and TreatmentHematologic Abnormalities in Pregnancy 1 April 1975Volume 82, Issue 4Page: 537-539KeywordsAndrogensAplastic anemiaBloodBone marrow transplantationDeath ratesFearMajor histocompatibility antigensPlateletsPregnancy Issue Published: 1 April 1975 PDF downloadLoading ...