Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  2012 Dec;55(12):970-972. 10.5468/KJOG.2012.55.12.970.

Neonate with severe thrombocytopenia delivered from woman who has idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura with normalized platelet count

• Lee JH
• Kim E
• Lee JE
• Kim SW
• Park CW
• Park JS
• Jun JK

• KMID: 2274207
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5468/KJOG.2012.55.12.970

Abstract

It is recognized that neonates born to women with low platelet count due to idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) have transient neonatal thrombocytopenia. Also, it is reviewed in many literatures that severity of neonatal outcome is associated with degree of maternal thrombocytopenia. Despite these known facts, we present a brief review of literature, with a case of neonate with severe thrombocytopenia delivered from woman who has ITP with normalized platelet count.

Keyword

Neonate; Thrombocytopenia; Idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura

MeSH Terms

Blood Platelets
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Platelet Count
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytopenia, Neonatal Alloimmune

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