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Anesthesiologic management of cesarean section at 35-weeks pregnancy with acute myeloid leukemia and profound thrombocytopenia refractory to platelet transfusion: A case report
Jemea Bonaventure1, Berinyuy Nyuydzefon Emelinda2, Iroume Cristella Raïssa Bifouna3, Esiene Agnes1
1 Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1; Yaounde University Hospital Center, Cameroon
2 Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1, Cameroon
3 Yaounde University Hospital Center, Cameroon
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Berinyuy Nyuydzefon Emelinda
FMSB-University of Yaounde 1, PO Box 1364, Yaounde
Cameroon
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DOI: 10.4103/joacc.JOACC_49_19
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Leukemia is a very rare condition in pregnancy. The pathology itself poses a great challenge to the anesthesiologist due to the inherent risks such as blast crisis, tumor lysis syndrome, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. The authors present the case of a 30-year-old G3P2002, complicated by profound thrombocytopenia refractory to platelet transfusion who underwent general anesthesia for cesarean section.
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