A child with severe hearing loss associated with maternal cisplatin treatment during pregnancy.

Geijteman, Eric C T; Wensveen, Celesta W M; Duvekot, Johannes J; van Zuylen, Lia · Obstet Gynecol · 2014

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Cisplatin is considered safe to use during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy in patients with cancer. A 34-year-old pregnant woman was diagnosed with cervical cancer. She received five weekly dosages of cisplatin and paclitaxel, starting at 26 5/7 weeks of gestation. An elective cesarean delivery was performed at 34 4/7 weeks of gestation. After birth, the neonate was diagnosed with severe bilateral perceptive hearing loss. Cisplatin during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy may lead to fetal ototoxicity.

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