title: Fetal anemia as a response to prophylactic platelet transfusion in the management of alloimmune thrombocytopenia.
abstract: The antenatal management of alloimmune thrombocytopenia (ATP) frequently requires fetal blood sampling and prophylactic platelet transfusion. A recent case of ATP complicated by associated red blood cell alloimmunization demonstrated severe hemolysis apparently as a result of ABO incompatibility from transfused platelets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Saint Luke's Regional Laboratories, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, MO 64111, USA. jyeast@saint-lukes.org
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Yeast
authors.forename: Frederick
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Plapp
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection; D001805:Blood Transfusion, Intrauterine; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007519:Isoantigens / Q000276:immunology; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D017713:Platelet Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System / Q000276:immunology; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
chemical_list: D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D007519:Isoantigens; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System