title: A neonatal thrombosis patient treated successfully with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator.
abstract: Herein we report an asphyctic preterm neonate with respiratory distress and prothrombotic risk factors that responded positively to rtPA treatment following 2 attacks of acute thrombosis.
  
  
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authors.affiliation: Gülhane Military Academy of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Erdinç
authors.affiliation: Gülhane Military Academy of Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serdar Ümit
authors.initials: SÜ
authors.lastname: Sarıcı
authors.affiliation: Gülhane Military Academy of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Orçun
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dabak
authors.affiliation: Gülhane Military Academy of Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics and Hematology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gürsel
authors.affiliation: Gülhane Military Academy of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Adem
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Güler
authors.affiliation: Gülhane Military Academy of Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics and Hematology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet Emin
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Kürekçi
authors.affiliation: Gülhane Military Academy of Medicine, Departments of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fuat Emre
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Canpolat
keywords: Neonate; Preterm; Thrombosis; Tissue plasminogen activator