Advertisement
Research Article| Volume 12, ISSUE 3, P577-586, September 1992

Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia

  • Thomas S. Kickler
    Correspondence
    Address correspondence to: Thomas S. Kickler, MD, The Johns Hopkins Hospital Blood Bank, Carnegie Building, Room 667, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205
    Affiliations
    From The Johns Hopkins Hospital Blood Bank, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    Search for articles by this author
      This paper is only available as a PDF. To read, Please Download here.
      Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia is caused by the transplacental passage of maternal antibodies directed against platelet-specific antigens. Because complications from bleeding may result, prompt institution of therapy may be necessary. Accurate diagnosis by serologic techniques permits appropriate therapy to be administered both prenatally and postnatally.