A Case of Aplastic Anemia in 2 Consecutive Pregnancies.

Kim, Joon Hong; Yang, Young Min; Cho, Young Lee; Ahn, Kwang Jun; Kim, Tae Sang; Kim, Ik Su

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2003;46(1):200-203.
Published online January 1, 2003.

A Case of Aplastic Anemia in 2 Consecutive Pregnancies.

Joon Hong Kim, Young Min Yang, Young Lee Cho, Kwang Jun Ahn, Tae Sang Kim, Ik Su Kim

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taegu Fatima Hospital, Taegu, Korea.
²Department of Pathology, Taegu Fatima Hospital, Taegu, Korea.

Abstract

Aplastic anemia in pregnancy is an extremely rare condition with high maternal morbidity and mortality rates. Prognosis is poorer when aplastic anemia is complicated during pregnancy and many such patients have an unsuccessful pregnancy outcome. The relationship between aplastic anemia and pregnancy remains uncertain. Intensive hematological support remains the mainstay of therapy and a successful obstetric outcome can be best accomplished with the close clinical collaboration of the hematologist and the obstetrician. We report here a case of a 24-year-old woman with aplastic anemia, she experienced two consecutive vaginal deliveries. We present it with brief review of literature.

Key Words: Aplastic anemia, Pregnancy, Pancytopenia