title: A Rare Case of Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia Causing Prolonged Postcircumcision Bleeding.
abstract: Postcircumcision bleeding can be the presenting symptom of a coagulopathy. A blood dyscrasia that is known but not documented in association with circumcision is neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT). A 2-day-old male infant presented with postcircumcision bleeding. Platelet count was 5000 per microliter of blood. The child was treated conservatively with hematoma improvement. Few studies exist involving patients with coagulopathies who undergo circumcision. Our patient is the first to present with prolonged postcircumcision bleeding as the initial presentation of NAIT. NAIT and other coagulopathies that present as prolonged postcircumcision bleeding can often be managed successfully with conservative management.
authors: Department of Urology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. Electronic address: jababer10@gmail.com.
authors: Jacob
authors: J
authors: Baber
authors: Department of Urology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA.
authors: Steven
authors: S
authors: Kheyfets
authors: Department of Urology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA.
authors: Joel
authors: J
authors: Sumfest
mesh_terms: D002944:Circumcision, Male; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D054098:Thrombocytopenia, Neonatal Alloimmune; D013997:Time Factors