title: Unsuccessful treatment of fetal immunologic thrombocytopenia with dexamethasone.
abstract: Corticosteroid therapy near term for mothers with immunologic thrombocytopenia has recently been suggested as a clinically useful method to prevent neonatal thrombocytopenia. The unreliability of this approach is illustrated by the case of an infant with a low platelet count delivered after the maternal administration of dexamethasone.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D010976:Platelet Count; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone