Prediction of obstetric outcomes in sickle cell patients based on tricuspid regurgitant velocity.

Background: Transthoracic echocardiography, a validated tool for risk assessment in non-pregnant population with sickle cell disease (SCD), uses tricuspid regurgitant velocity (TRV) over 2.5 m/s is an independent mortality risk factor. Its applicability in obstetrics lacks sufficient evidence.

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in pregnancy evolving towards fulminant hepatitis.

Background: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a rare disorder, especially in pregnancy, characterized by excessive immune activation leading to hemophagocytic activity.

Case Report: A 34-year-old woman presented at 31 weeks' gestation with fever, cytopenias, hyperferritinemia and fulminant hepatitis. Bone marrow biopsy was non-contributory, and no trigger was identified.

Mixed connective tissue disease in pregnancy: A case series and systematic literature review.

Objective: To investigate the impact of medical and obstetric complications associated with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) in pregnancy.

Method: We analyzed 68 pregnancies from a systematic literature review and 12 pregnancies affected by MCTD at our centre between 1986 and 2015 for medical and obstetric complications.

Results: During pregnancy 37.