Treatment of neonatal thrombocytopenia

Treatment of neonatal thrombocytopenia

Treatment of neonatal thrombocytopenia is dependent on its etiology and severity. The best indication for treatment with immunoglobulins is autoimmune thrombocytopenia. Platelet and blood transfusions are justified mainly in the presence of severe infection. The only indication for platelet transfus...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Société française de pédiatrie 1996-10, Vol.3 (10), p.1038
Hauptverfasser: Lienhardt, A, Boulesteix, J, Ronayette, D
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Sprache:fre
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Humans
Infant, Newborn
Thrombocytopenia - etiology
Thrombocytopenia - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:Treatment of neonatal thrombocytopenia is dependent on its etiology and severity. The best indication for treatment with immunoglobulins is autoimmune thrombocytopenia. Platelet and blood transfusions are justified mainly in the presence of severe infection. The only indication for platelet transfusion is severe thrombocytopenia (platelet count below 30 G/L).
ISSN:0929-693X
DOI:10.1016/0929-693X(96)81729-5