Use of hydroxyurea in chronic myeloid leukemia during pregnancy: a case report.

Am J Obstet Gynecol

Department of Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa.

Published: September 1991

The concomitant occurrence of pregnancy and chronic myeloid leukemia is uncommon. The use of hydroxyurea in chronic myeloid leukemia during pregnancy is unknown. We report on a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia in whom hydroxyurea was used during pregnancy with a successful outcome for both mother and fetus.

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