Fanconi`s anemia and pregnancy: an unusual combination

Authors

  • Carlos Escalante Gómez Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social, Hospital San Juan de Dios
  • Judith Jiménez Torrealba Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social, Hospital México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51481/amc.v50i2.368

Keywords:

Fanconi's Anemia, pancytopenia, preeclampsia

Abstract

Fanconi's anemia is a classic marrow-failure disorder with an incidence of less than 1 case per 100,000 live births. Until now, female patients do not usually reach childbearing age and even less achieved pregnancy. A review of the literature identifies only 19 patients who have become pregnant.

We present a case of 16 year old patient with a 30 week pregnancy complicated by a rapid onset severe preeclampsia associated with extreme thrombocytopenia, intraparenquimal

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Published

2008-04-01

How to Cite

Fanconi`s anemia and pregnancy: an unusual combination. (2008). Acta Médica Costarricense , 50(2), 112-113. https://doi.org/10.51481/amc.v50i2.368