title: Methadone and neonatal thrombocytosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics Department, Hospital del Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain. 90458@imas.imim.es
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: García-Algar
authors.forename: Lourdes Florensa
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Brichs
authors.forename: Eva Sánchez
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Dora Minoves
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Fábrega
authors.forename: Elisabet Esteban
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Torné
authors.forename: Antonio Mur
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sierra
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone