Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia associated with massive chronic intervillositis: A case report and review of the literature

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-34

  Tchakarov, Amanda ^a   Coffey, Amy ^b   Tatevian, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal antibodies; Placental alloimmunization; Platelet destruction

Indexed keywords

MATERNAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEFT HEMISPHERE; LIVE BIRTH; NEONATAL ALLOIMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA, NEONATAL ALLOIMMUNE;

EID: 84876571800     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: 16155742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2350/12-08-1246-CR.1     Document Type: Article

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