title: Unusual complications of placental chorioangioma: consumption coagulopathy and hypertension in a preterm newborn.
abstract: We report a case of a preterm neonate born to a mother with giant placental chorioangioma. The baby had microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia and cardiac failure at birth. In addition, she had a disseminated intravascular coagulation-like picture and had bleeding from multiple sites, which was treated with transfusion of multiple blood products. She also developed transient hypertension and required antihypertensive drugs for 3 weeks. The baby was successfully managed and discharged home, though with signs of neurosensory impairment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Thangaraj
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abiramalatha
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Betsy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sherba
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Reny
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Niranjan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D010922:Placenta Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D016896:Treatment Outcome