Table 3.
Summary of cases and pregnancy outcomes with the use of eculizumab, anticoagulation therapy and documented complications (ante, intra, postpartum period)
Case number | Maternal age at PNH diagnosis (years) | Diagnostic test PNH clone size (%) | Clinical presentation | Maternal age at pregnancy (years) | Eculizumab | Anticoagulants in pregnancy (mg) | Transfusion | Complications | Follow up | ||||
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Granulocyte clone (%) | Monocyte, clone (%) | Before pregnancy (mg) | In pregnancy (mg) | Antepartum | Intrapartum | Postpartum | |||||||
1 | 36 | 67 | 63 | Fatigue, dizziness, heavy mensuration AA thrombocytopenia | 39 | 900 | 1200 | LMWH | RBC, PLT | Polyhydramnios, fetus LGA | Thrombocytopenia | PVT, PLT Trans | Stable |
2.1 | 25 | 56.7 | 48.2 | Fatigue | 22 | None | None | LMWH | RBC | None | None | None | Stable |
2.2 | AA | 23 | None | None | LMWH | RBC | Epistaxis, dark urine | None | None | Stable | |||
2.3 | 29 | None | None | LMWH | None | Abdominal pain, PV bleeding | Missed Ab | None | |||||
3.1 | 32 | 76.8 | 80.6 | Fatigue, abdominal pain, dizziness, skin thrombophlebitis | 37 | Refused | 600 | Fondaparinux, HIT positive | RBC, PLT | PROM, PV, BMS exacerbation | None | None | Stable |
3.2 | 38 | 600 | 600 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Missed Ab | Unknown | |||||
3.3 | AA | 38 | 600 | 600 | Not yet started (1st trimester) | None | None | Pregnant | Pregnant | - | |||
4.1 | 32 | 43.2 | 78.3 | Back pain | 35 | 900 | 600 | LMWH | RBC, PLT | IUFD | None | None | Stable |
4.2 | AA | 36 | 900 | 900 | LMWH | None | IUFD followed by SCA | None | None | Stable | |||
4.3 | Pancytopenia HepB | 37 | 900 | 900 | None | None | None | Sp Ab | None | - |
PNH – Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria; AA – Aplastic anemia; PROM – Preterm rupture of membranes; LGA – Large for gestational age; PVT – Portal vein thrombosis; PV – Per vaginal; BMS – Bone marrow suppression; HepB – Hepatitis B; IUFD – Intrauterine fetal death; SCA – Spontaneous complete abortion. LMWH – Low-molecular-weight heparin; RBC – Red blood cells; PLT – Platelets; SP – Spontaneous; AB – Abortion; HIT – Heparin indiced thrombocytopenia