Successful bone marrow transplantation of an adolescent young adult female with pregnancy-associated aplastic anemia

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2015 May;37(4):319-21. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000314.

Abstract

Cases of pregnancy-associated severe aplastic anemia (SAA) have been reported in the literature with historically high rates of mortality. We report the case of a 17-year-old female diagnosed with SAA at 26 weeks of gestation. She experienced intrauterine fetal demise and did not achieve hematologic remission after delivery. She received a histocompatible sibling donor bone marrow transplant 7 weeks after her diagnosis and remains in remission, at 1-year posttransplant. We review available literature and suggest that when a histocompatible sibling donor is available, bone marrow transplantation should be considered as a first-line therapy for patients with pregnancy-associated SAA.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anemia, Aplastic / therapy*
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / therapy*

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents