Open AccessPlasma Exchange during Pregnancy: A Case Report
Author(s) -
B.A. Chouhani,
G. ELbardai,
S. Bouchal,
N. Kabbali,
M. Faouzi Belahcen,
Tarik Sqalli Houssaïni
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
sas journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2454-5112
DOI - 10.36347/sasjm.2022.v08i04.013
Subject(s) - contraindication , plasmapheresis , pregnancy , therapeutic plasma exchange , medicine , gestation , obstetrics , fetus , adverse effect , first trimester , surgery , immunology , pathology , alternative medicine , biology , antibody , genetics
Plasmapheresis is an attractive therapeutic option for a large number of pathologies that can occur during gestation. Although pregnancy is not a contraindication per se, due to unclear recommendations with inconclusive data on the presumed risk of maternal and fetal adverse events; its application remains infrequent. In this article we describe the case of a patient in the first trimester of pregnancy with myasthenic crisis who benefited from several PE sessions while focusing on the characteristics of this technique in pregnant women.