| Title | Thrombocytopenia in pregnancy. | | Author(s) | Karim R, Sacher RA | | Institution | University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 3130 Highland Avenue, PO Box 670055, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA. | | Source | Curr Hematol Rep 2004 Mar; 3(2):128-33. | | MeSH | Adult
Antigens, Human Platelet
Autoimmune Diseases
Female
Fetal Death
Fetus
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
Heparin
Humans
Immunity, Maternally-Acquired
Immunization
Immunosuppression
Infant, Newborn
Isoantibodies
Pre-Eclampsia
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic
Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic
Syndrome
Thrombocytopenia
| | Abstract | Thrombocytopenia, classically defined as a platelet count of lower than 150,000/mL, has been observed in 7% to 10% of unselected pregnancies in the past 20 years because platelet counts are included with automated blood cell counters in routine prenatal screenings. Severe thrombocytopenia with a platelet count of lower than 50 x 10(9)/L is rare, occurring in less than 0.1% of pregnancies. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Review
| | PubMed ID | 14965489 |
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