A severe case of intracranial hemorrhage due to alloimmune thrombocytopenia

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2008 Nov;21(11):852-4. doi: 10.1080/14767050802320316.

Abstract

Alloimmune thrombocytopenia (AIT) is an important cause of intrauterine hemorrhagic lesions that result from platelet-antigen incompatibility between mother and foetus. Foetal platelets are destroyed by cross-reactive maternal antibodies that cross the placenta. The most serious complication of AIT is foetal intracranial bleeding that may eventually result in intrauterine death or severe neurological impairments.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Fetal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Fetal Diseases / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / diagnostic imaging
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / etiology*
  • Pregnancy
  • Thrombocytopenia, Neonatal Alloimmune / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal