title: May-Hegglin anomaly: a rare case of maternal thrombocytopenia in pregnancy.
abstract: The May-Hegglin anomaly, a rare cause of thrombocytopenia, is an autosomal dominant disorder that may have adverse maternal and fetal consequences. We present herein a case of May-Hegglin anomaly in pregnancy. The characteristic features of this anomaly, clinical presentation, and management options are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chatwani
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bruder
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shapiro
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Reece
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016913:Blood Component Transfusion; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000473:pathology; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009000:Monocytes / Q000473:pathology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology; D010976:Platelet Count; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy