Analogous to ABO/Rh incompatibility but involves platelets instead o...
NAIT is suspected in a non–ill-appearing neonate who presents shortly after birth with clinical signs of bleeding and documented thrombocytopenia.
Patient may have a history of mild ea...
Daily platelet counts should be obtained until there is documentation of improvement without treatment/intervention.
Close monitoring for any evidence of bleeding complication...
Given the implications for future pregnancies, NAIT testing should be considered in all infants with thrombocytopenia (<50 × 109/L), even if there is another l...
Crighton GL, Scarborough R, McQuilten ZK, et al. Contemporary management of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia: good outcomes in the intravenous immunoglobulin era: results from t...
776.1 Transient neonatal thrombocytopenia
287.33 Congenital and hereditary thrombocytopenic purpura
P61.0 Transient neonatal thrombocytopenia
D69.42 Congenital and hereditary thrombocytope...
Q: Can an infant with NAIT safely receive maternal breast milk (MBM)?
A: Colostrum and MBM contain immunoglobulins that are passively transferred to an infant. In a pregnancy affected by NAIT, this...
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