title: [Severe autoimmune thrombocytopenia in pregnancy].
abstract: Maternal thrombocytopenia is a frequent finding in pregnancy. The clinically important causes of maternal thrombocytopenia in pregnancy are gestational thrombocytopenia and autoimmune thrombocytopenia. We report a case of refractory idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura by a 30-year-old pregnant woman, gravida 3, para 2, successfully treated with high dose corticosteroids and immune globulins.
authors.affiliation: Frauenklinik, Thurgauisches Kantonsspital, Münsterlingen.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Widmer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brühwiler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Lüscher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010976:Platelet Count; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D011241:Prednisone; D008775:Methylprednisolone