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Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopaenia associated with maternal HLA antibodies.
BMJ case reports - 5 Jul 2017
Wendel Kristina, Akkök Çiğdem Akalin, Kutzsche Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopaenia (NAIT) generally results from platelet opsonisation by maternal antibodies against fetal platelet antigens inherited from the infant's father. Newborn monochorionic twins presented with petechial haemorrhages at 10 hours of life, along with severe thrombocytopaenia. Despite the initial treatment with platelet transfusions and intravenous immunoglobulin, they both had...
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