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Early Treatment by Plasmapheresis in a Woman with Multiple Abortions and the Rare Blood Group p
Author(s) -
Shechter Yael,
TimorTritsch Han E.,
Lewit Nathan,
Sela Ruth,
Levene Cyril
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1987.tb04936.x
Subject(s) - abortion , plasmapheresis , medicine , pregnancy , obstetrics , live birth , first trimester , pediatrics , gynecology , gestation , immunology , biology , antibody , genetics
. Women with the rare blood group p are known to have an increased rate of abortions. The case of a 36‐year‐old woman is presented who had had 7 spontaneous abortions in the first trimester and no live child. When treated by plasma exchange begun early in pregnancy and continued until the 29th week, she delivered a normal child. Time to begin, amount and length of time necessary to continue plasma exchange in these patients are considered. In addition, the question of which fraction of the anti‐PP 1 P k could be responsible for abortion is discussed. To our knowledge, this is the first case of a woman of p phenotype with no live children but with multiple abortions treated by this method, which should be seriously considered in similar cases.