Publications by authors named "Samya Gwen Obaji"
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- New-onset pancytopenia during pregnancy can be difficult to manage, as treatment depends on its underlying cause, such as bone marrow failure or hypersplenism.
- Severe folate or B12 deficiencies can lead to bone marrow failure but are generally easy to diagnose and treat.
- A case study of a 26-year-old woman showed that her severe pancytopenia was due to folate deficiency, which improved quickly after folic acid replacement, emphasizing the need to recognize this reversible condition in pregnant patients.
The Chiari network, a net-like structure within the right atrium, has been described as an embryonic remnant of no clinical significance. Its role in facilitating paradoxical arterial embolic events and as a potential site for thrombus formation however, has been reported in the literature. This case illustrates the protective filter-effect of the Chiari network in a 79-year-old Caucasian man with an unknown diagnosis of polycythaemia rubra vera who presented with clinical signs and symptoms of deep vein thrombosis.
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