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

M Patel1, I A Dukes, J C Hull

  • 1Department of Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa.

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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