PMID: 8990629Dec 1, 1996Paper

Sideroblastic anemia recurring during two pregnancies

International Journal of Hematology
N Jackson, I Hamizah

Abstract

A 25-year-old lady presented with a severe normocytic anemia (Hb 5.3 g/dl) and a sideroblastic marrow at the end of her first pregnancy. Six months into the puerperium, after the transfusion of a total of 8 units of red cells, there was apparent spontaneous improvement and then she was lost to follow-up. After a second pregnancy without clinical problems, she presented during a third pregnancy, at the age of 30 years, with similar hematological findings. Twenty-two months later she was well with a normal blood count. One possible reason for relapse in pregnancy is the increased demand for pyridoxine that occurs, but only one other case of sideroblastic anemia relapsing during pregnancies has been reported.

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May 13, 2009·The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology·Gabriela Bencaiova, Christian Breymann
Oct 26, 2000·The Journal of Maternal-fetal Medicine·L ImpeyJ Wainscoat
Oct 13, 2006·The American Journal of the Medical Sciences·Ethan A Natelson

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