Interferon alfa treatment for pregnant women affected by essential thrombocythemia: Case reports and a review

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2016-2020

  Martinelli, Pasquale ^a,b   Martinelli, Vincenzo ^b   Agangi, Annalisa ^a   Maruotti, Giuseppe Maria ^a   Paladini, Dario ^a   Ciancia, Rosanna ^b   Rotoli, Bruno ^b  

^a Dept of Gynaecology and Obstetrics ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Essential thrombocythemia; Fetal outcome; Interferon therapy; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTHEMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THROMBOCYTHEMIA, HEMORRHAGIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10044250932     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.05.001     Document Type: Review

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