Methadone and neonatal thrombocytosis.
Maternal treatment with methadone sometimes induces a late-onset neonatal withdrawal in the offspring. Thrombocytoses in the newborn are very rare and sometimes are induced by methadone. T'hese newborns must be admitted for at least 2 weeks and their platelet counts must be monitored.
García-Algar
Oscar
O
Pediatrics Department, Hospital del Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. 90458@imas.imim.es
Brichs
Lourdes Florensa
LF
García
Eva Sánchez
ES
Fábrega
Dora Minoves
DM
Torné
Elisabet Esteban
EE
Sierra
Antonio Mur
AM
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange / Q000502:physiology*; D008691:Methadone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000652:urine; D009357:Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome; D010976:Platelet Count; D011247:Pregnancy; D013922:Thrombocytosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis
D008691:Methadone