| Literature DB >> 2817964 |
A Imai1, H Takagi, I Kawabata, H Sumi, S Shiraki, T Tamaya.
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In this report, the maternal and fetal risks in a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) were evaluated. A patient with PNH carried a pregnancy to successful delivery, with a healthy male infant, and suffered from postpartum cerebral subcortical thrombosis followed by recovery. An elevated level of serum lactate dehydrogenase isoenzyme (alpha-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase) was observed during pregnancy; the level returned to normal by delivery. However, the hemoglobin concentration during pregnancy and post-partum was kept at 8 g/dl. This is the first report of a relation between the onset of hemolysis and pregnancy. The management of pregnancy in such patients is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2817964 DOI: 10.1007/BF00934129
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Gynecol Obstet ISSN: 0932-0067 Impact factor: 2.344