Pregnancy complicated with myelodysplastic syndrome and severe preeclampsia: A case report.

Park, Hyang Gi; Yoon, So Yeon; Choi, Suk Joo; Oh, Soo Young; Kim, Jong Hwa; Roh, Cheong Rae

doi:2012.55.10.745

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2012;55(10):745-750.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5468/KJOG.2012.55.10.745 Published online October 10, 2012.

Pregnancy complicated with myelodysplastic syndrome and severe preeclampsia: A case report.

Hyang Gi Park, So Yeon Yoon, Suk Joo Choi, Soo Young Oh, Jong Hwa Kim, Cheong Rae Roh

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. crroh@skku.edu

Abstract

Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is characterized by pancytopenia in the peripheral blood due to ineffective hematopoiesis in the bone marrow. Even though pregnancy complicated with MDS is extremely rare, it can be associated with a risk of bleeding or infection during pregnancy. Therefore, meticulous supportive care including proper transfusion of packed red blood cell or platelet concentrate and decision of timing of delivery should be provided. In this report, we present a pregnancy complicated with MDS and severe preeclampsia simultaneously with a brief review of literatures.

Key Words: Myelodysplastic syndrome, Preeclampsia, Pregnancy