Methaemoglobinemia in Pregnancy: Case Series and Literature Review

Journal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care

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Hari Kishan Boorugu¹  Makarand Anil Rane²  G Usha¹  Hemamalini Vadlamani¹  Manokanth Madapu³  Anisha Gala¹ 

[1] Consultant Physician, Department of Obstetric Medicine, Fernandez Hospital;Senior Resident, Fernandez Hospital;Consultant Anaesthetist and Intensivist, Fernandez Hospital

关键词: Acquired;    case series;    congenital;    methaemoglobinemia;    pregnancy;   

DOI  :  10.4103/JOACC.JOACC_108_20

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Medknow

【 摘 要 】

Background: Methaemoglobinemia is a rare disease complicating pregnancy and often diagnosed for the first time in perioperative or peripartum setting. Aim: To analyse the type of methaemoglobinemia, clinical presentation and pregnancy outcomes in our series of pregnant women with methaemoglobinemia. Methods: This is a single centre retrospective study of patients with methaemoglobinemia admitted between 2003 and 2015. Results: We had six pregnant women with methaemoglobinemia during the study period. Three women had congenital methaemoglobinemia and three of them had acquired methaemoglobinemia. Obstetric and foetal outcomes were good. Conclusion: Congenital methaemoglobinemia is reasonably well tolerated in pregnancy. With proper counselling, follow-up, avoidance of drugs associated with methaemoglobinemia and prompt diagnosis and management especially in cases of acquired methaemoglobinemia, we can achieve good pregnancy outcomes.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-SA