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The in utero diagnosis and management of alloimmune thrombocytopenia |
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| Authors: | Dr. Lauren Lynch James Bussel James D. Goldberg Usha Chitkara Isabelle Wilkins Jan Macfarland Richard L. Berkowitz |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Pediatrics, New York Hospital, New York, NY 10021;2. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029;3. Blood Center of Southeastern Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233, U.S.A. |
| Abstract: | A case is presented in which percutaneous umbilical sampling (PUBS) was utilized in the second and third trimesters for the diagnosis and management of a pregnancy at risk for neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT). |
| Keywords: | Alloimmune thrombocytopenia Platelet antigen incompatibility Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling |