When faced with macrocytic anemia in a pregnant woman, consider a vitamin B12 deficiency: About a case and review of the literature
Department of Obstetrics Gynecology II, Hassan II university hospital center, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah Faculty, Fes, Morocco.
Case Study
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2024, 29(01), 074–077.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2024.29.1.0360
Publication history:
Received on 23 August 2024; revised on 05 October 2024; accepted on 07 October 2024
Abstract:
The demonstration of a macrocytic anemia, especially aregenerative, during pregnancy, especially if associated with other abnormalities of other lineages (white blood cells and platelets) can be severe in pregnant women, hence the need to look for the causal condition which may be a deficiency cause especially in vitamin B12 or other more serious pathology.
We report a case of pan cytopenia of deficiency origin during the 3rd trimester of pregnancy treated in our training.
Pancytopenia of deficiency origin remains exceptional during pregnancy, especially in vitamin B12, and given its hemorrhagic and infectious severity, its discovery requires investigation and vitamin deficiency must be sought, particularly in the face of macrocytic anemia.
Keywords:
Macrocytic Anemia; Pancytopenia; Vitamin Deficiency; Pregnancy
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