title: Alloimmune neonatal thrombocytopenia associated with incidental maternal thrombocytopenia.
abstract: In this report, we describe a mother with mild incidental thrombocytopenia who delivered a severely thrombocytopenic infant having alloimmune thrombocytopenia. This coincidental association should be considered because the recognition and proper diagnosis of alloimmune neonatal thrombocytopenia is important, not only in the current pregnancy, but also in future pregnancies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Burrows
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kelton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001345:Autoradiography; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D010976:Platelet Count; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007518:Isoantibodies