Intrauterine intracranial hemorrhage in an infant with isoimmune thrombocytopenia.
An infant with isoimmune thrombocytopenia and presumed intrauterine intracranial hemorrhage is presented. This infant developed focal seizures on day 6 of life which were controlled with phenobarbital. Presently, the infant is growing and developing normally. Previous cases have been described and are summarized in this paper. There is no known method for predicting or preventing this particular complication.
D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000276:immunology; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007154:Immune System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017713:Platelet Transfusion; D011247:Pregnancy; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy