Recurrent acquired sideroblastic anemia in a twin pregnancy
โ Scribed by Lawrence Impey; Catherine Greenwood; Adrian Taylor; Christopher Redman; Jim Wainscoat
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 96 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1057-0802
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โฆ Synopsis
A woman whose sideroblastic anemia had relapsed with progestogen and combined oral contraceptive therapy suffered further relapses in a (twin) pregnancy. Previous reports exist of relapses both from progestogens and in pregnancy, and we postulate a shared etiology. Affected women considering pregnancy or sex hormone usage should be advised accordingly.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
We report a case of primary acquired slderoblastic anemia (PASA) associated with elevated erythrocyte adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity. The patient was an 85-yearold Japanese male. Analysis of the peripheral blood revealed pancytopenia, and the bone marrow findings showed marked ringed sideroblast