Diseases [C] » Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases [C15] » Hematologic Diseases » Blood Platelet Disorders » Thrombocytopenia » Thrombocytopenia, Neonatal Alloimmune
Diseases [C] » Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16] » Infant, Newborn, Diseases » Thrombocytopenia, Neonatal Alloimmune
Description
A condition in newborns caused by immunity of the mother to PLATELET ALLOANTIGENS on the fetal platelets. The PLATELETS, coated with maternal ANTIBODIES, are destroyed and removed by the fetal MONONUCLEAR PHAGOCYTE SYSTEM. Affected infants may have INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES. MeSH
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