Abstract
In this well-detailed review, the authors review the contribution of platelets to hemostasis, diagnostic approaches to the thrombocytopenic infant, and the classification and treatment of neonatal thrombocytopenia.
MeSH terms
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Anemia, Aplastic / complications
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Autoimmune Diseases / blood
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Blood Platelets / metabolism
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Blood Platelets / physiology*
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Female
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Hemostasis
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Humans
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Hypersplenism / complications
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Infant, Newborn
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Platelet Count
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / therapy
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Thrombocytopenia* / blood
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Thrombocytopenia* / diagnosis
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Thrombocytopenia* / etiology
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Thrombocytopenia* / immunology
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Thrombocytopenia* / therapy