DOI: 10.36347/sasjm.2022.v08i04.013

Pages: 302-304

Plasmapheresis is an attractive therapeutic option for a large number of pathologies that can occur during gestation. Although pregnancy is not a contraindication per se, due to unclear recommendations with inconclusive data on the presumed risk of maternal and fetal adverse events; its application remains infrequent. In this article we describe the case of a patient in the first trimester of pregnancy with myasthenic crisis who benefited from several PE sessions while focusing on the characteristics of this technique in pregnant women.