title: [Report of a case of autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura in pregnancy].
abstract: A clinical report concerning a severe idiopathic thrombocytopenia during pregnancy (minimal platelet count 3000/mm3 is described). Corticosteroids and immunoglobulins were administered in preparation to elective cesarean delivery. Since the platelet count not improve significantly, 3 units of platelets from a single donor were adjunctively given using diapheresis. An elective cesarean delivery was performed at 34 weeks, without further complications. The newborn weighed 2550 g and the postnatal course was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università degli Studi di Trieste.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alberico
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bogatti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marchesan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cervi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Toffoletti
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010976:Platelet Count; D010983:Plateletpheresis / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D007136:Immunoglobulins
vernacular_title: Descrizione di un caso di porpora trombocitopenica autoimmune in gravidanza.