Importance of the Third Trimester Complete Blood Count: A Case Report on Aplastic Anemia in Pregnancy.

Aplastic anemia (AA) poses a significant threat to maternal and fetal health throughout the perinatal period. Diagnosis is based on complete blood count (CBC) and bone marrow biopsy with treatment varying based on severity of disease. This report highlights a case of AA incidentally identified by the third trimester CBC drawn in the outpatient office.

Histopathologic evaluation of dichorionic twin placentas in unassisted and in vitro fertilized pregnancies affected by preeclampsia.

Objective: Pregnancies achieved with assisted reproductive technology have an increased risk of multiple gestations, preeclampsia, and placental morphologic abnormalities. Inflammatory processes affect dichorionic twin pregnancies disproportionately more than singleton gestations and have been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as fetal growth restriction and preeclampsia. Our objective is to investigate the placental morphology of dichorionic twin pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia conceived with fertilization (IVF) versus unassisted.

Sarcoidosis: An FP's primer on an enigmatic disease.

Management includes ruling out alternate diagnoses, identifying occult/overt organ involvement, determining treatment, and recognizing worrisome features.