Impact of prenatal corticosteroid therapy on sickle cell disease in pregnant women.
Florence WangLaurent MandelbrotLouis AffoFrédéric GalactérosStéphane BounanHervé FernandezAxel FichezGiovanna CannasMarine DriessenVéronique DebargeGylna LokoMayi GnofamCaroline MakowskiOlivier GraesslinBassam HaddadJeanne Sibiudenull nullPublished in: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (2023)
The present study was the first to study the impact of prenatal corticosteroids on sickle cell disease. They were associated with more severe VOC, suggesting that steroids should be avoided in these women.