Cervical spinal cord hemorrhage secondary to neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.
Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia with intracranial hemorrhage is a reported phenomenon. While most of the hemorrhages are noted to be either intraventricular or intraparenchymal, the authors describe the case of a fourth-ventricle hemorrhage with extension into the spinal column down the cervical spinal cord secondary to maternal anti-human platelet antigen (HPA-1a) antibody.
Abel
Matthew
M
Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune, New Jersey 07754, USA.
Bona
Marzena
M
Zawodniak
Leonard
L
Sultan
Richard
R
Masterson
Margaret
M
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D020546:Fourth Ventricle; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000209:etiology; D019416:Head Movements; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007112:Immunity, Maternally-Acquired; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000098:blood supply; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000209:etiology; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000276:immunology