Etiology and clinical characteristics of pregnancy-emerged thrombocytopenia / 中华妇产科杂志

Objective To investigate the etiology and clinical characteristics of pregnancy-emerged thrombocytopenia.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on clinical data of 159 pregnancies with thrombocytopenia,who were admitted to Peking University People's Hospital from January 2000 to January 2010.All the patients recruited in this study had no history of blood or immune system disease before pregnancy,and thrombocytopenia was the predominate clinical manifestation during pregnancy,with platelet counts less than 100 × 109/L at least twice during pregnancy.The thrombocytopenia should not be induced by drugs,viral infections,preeclampsia or hemolysis,elevated liver enzymes,and low platelets syndrome (HELLP).All cases were followed up.The general condition,the onset time of thrombocytopenia,platelet changes,accompany symptoms,maternal and perinatal outcomes as well as follow-up conditions were compared based on the etiology.Results ( 1 ) Etiology:among the 159 cases,101 (63.5％) were diagnosed gestational thrombocytopenia (GT) ;43 ( 27.0％ ) were idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura(ITP) ;9 ( 5.7％ ) were blood system diseases,including 4 cases of megaloblastic anemia( MA ),2 cases of aplastic anaemia (AA),and 3 cases of myelodysplastic syndrome(MDS).Six cases (3.8％)were diagnosed immune system diseases,including 3 cases of systemic lupus erythematosus ( SLE),2 cases of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS),and 1 case of Evans syndrome.(2)Maternal and perinatal outcomes:pregnancy induced hypertension was diagnosed in 21 cases ( 13.2％ ),abnormal glucose metabolism in 13 cases ( 8.2％ ),anemia in 44 cases ( 27.7％ ) and preterm delivery in 18 cases ( 11.3％ ).Twenty-nine cases ( 18.2％ ) were treated with corticosteroids or gamma globulin during pregnancy.The average gestational week was 38 weeks.Fifty-five cases ( 34.6％ ) underwent vaginal delivery,104 cases ( 65.4％ ) received cesarean section.Postpartum hemorrhage was observed in 34 cases (21.4％),and puerperal infection happened in 2 eases ( 1.3％ ).No maternal death was found.In a total of 160 fetuses (including twins),there were 157 live births.Three cases of fetal death and 2 cases of early neonatal deaths were observed.Fetal growth restriction was observed in 4 cases,and neonatal thrombocytopenia was seen in 6 cases.No intracranial hemorrhage was detected.(3)The onset time of thrombocytopenia:among the 159 cases,29 cases ( 18.2％ ),67 cases (42.1％ ),63 cases (43.6％) of thrombocytopenia were detected in the first,second and third trimester,respectively.There was a significant difference of the onset time of thrombocytopenia between GT and ITP groups( P ＜ 0.05 ).Patients with GT tended to have a later onset of thrombocytopenia,which mainly happened in the second and third trimester,while patients with ITP tended to happen in the first and second trimester.(4)The degree of thrombocytopenia:the cases with the minimum platelets level of (51 - 100) × 109/L,(31 - 50) × 109/L,( 10 - 30) × 109/L,＜ 10 × 109/L during pregnancy were 75 (47.2％ ),39 (24.5％ ),31 ( 19.5％ ),14( 8.8％ ) respectively.There was a significant difference between GT and ITP groups in the lowest platelets level (P ＜ 0.01 ).(5)Thrombocytopenia accompany with anemia:among the 159 cases,there were 44 cases (27.7％ ) accompanied with anemia.The proportion was 9.9％ ( 10/101 ) in GT group,58.1％ (25/43) in ITP group,with significant difference(P ＜0.01 ).Anemia was also found in 5 cases in blood system disease group (5/9),and 1 case in immune system disease group (Evans syndrome,1/6).Pancytopenia was observed in 2 cases with ITP (4.7％,2/43 ) and 3 cases with blood system disease ( AA:1 cases,MA:2 cases,3/9).(6) The recovery of the platelets counts postpartum:the postpartum follow-up periods were 7 months to 10 years.Patients recovered within 1 week,6 weeks,6 months postpartum were 66 cases ( 41.5％ ),43 cases ( 27.0％ ),17 cases ( 10.7％ ) respectively.The platelets counts did not recover within 6 months postpartum in 33 cases(45.7％ ).Conclusions GT is the leading cause of pregnancy-emerged thrombocytopenia followed by ITP.There are significant differences between GT and ITP in the onset time of thrombocytopenia,the lowest platelets level,the proportion of anemia accompanied and the postpartum recovery.Other etiologies including immune and blood system diseases are rare.The relevant examinations should be taken for etiology and differential diagnosis.

Clinical analysis of bicytopenia and pancytopenia during pregnancy / 中华妇产科杂志

Objective To investigate the diagnosis, management, pregnancy outcome and prognosis of bieytopenia or pancytopenia during pregnancy. Methods Retrospective chart review was conducted on 24 pregnancies who were found bicytopenia or pancytopenia during pregnancy for the first time. The diagnoses were reconfirmed. The management and pregnancy outcome were collected. And the prognoses were followed. Results According to the clinical data and laboratory findings, the latter including complete blood cell count, reticulocyte count, peripheral smear, serum folate and vitamin B12 level, autoimmune antibody screening, bone marrow smear and biopsy, thirteen patients were diagnosed as having chronic aplastic anemia (CAA), six as having myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), two as having megaloblastic anemia(MA), one as having paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria(PNH), one as having Evan's syndrome and one as having acute leukemia. The management basically consisted of supportive transfusions. Six patients suffered pregnancy complications including four with severe preeclampsia (one with intraeranial hemorrhage and one with intrauterine death concomitantly) and two with gestational diabetes. The delivery ages of the 21 patients were term or nearly term with all good neonatal outcomes. Postpartum follow-up showed the two patients with MA achieved complete remission, the one with PNH had mild anemia and that with Evan's syndrome had mild thrombocytopenia. The patient with acute leukemia died of recurrence six months postpartum. Of the thirteen patients with CAA, two achieved complete remission, six partial remission, four no remission and one was lost follow-up. Of the 6 patients with MDS, one achieved partial remission, four no remission, and one transformed into acute monocytic leukemia, then refused chemotherapy and was lost follow-up. Conclusions CAA may be one of the most common causes of bicytopenia or pancytopenia during pregnancy, MDS may be the second. Diagnosis should be made as soon as possible through appropriate and reasonable laboratory examinations. Most patients could achieve good pregnancy outcomes through supportive management. The maternal prognosis may vary widely depending on the causes.