Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Mother and Neonate
Authors: MICHAEL KORNSTEIN, J. ROBERT SMITH, JAMES A. STOCKMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1980)

Letters and Corrections1 January 1980Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Mother and NeonateMICHAEL KORNSTEIN, J. ROBERT SMITH, M.D., JAMES A. STOCKMAN III, M.D.MICHAEL KORNSTEINSearch for more papers by this author, J. ROBERT SMITH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES A. STOCKMAN III, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-92-1-128 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: In a recent case report, Kernoff and associates (1) described platelet-bound IgG in a thrombocytopenic neonate of a mother with active idiopathic (autoimmune) thrombocytopenic purpura. The following case report is pertinent to their observations and the management of this condition.A 24-year-old white woman presented during the 7th month of her first pregnancy with epistaxis, hematuria, and petechiae but no history of systemic illness. She had taken hydrochlorothiazide for edema in the second trimester; no other drugs were taken. Her platelet count was 1500/mm3. Serologic tests for antinuclear antibody and for drug-induced thrombocytopenia were negative. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic...References1. KERNOFFMALANGUNSTON LEK. Neonatal thrombocytopenia complicating autoimmune thrombocytopenia in pregnancy. Ann Intern Med. 1979;90:55-6. LinkGoogle Scholar2. TERRITOFINKELSTEINOHHOBELKATTLOVE MJWCH. Management of autoimmune thrombocytopenia in pregnancy and in the neonate. Obstet Gynecol. 1973;41:579-84. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. MCMILLANLONGMIRETAVASSOLIARMSTRONGYELENOSKY RRMSR. In vitro platelet phagocytosis by splenic leukocytes in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. N Engl J Med. 1974;290:249-51. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. DIXONROSSEEBBERT RWL. Quantitative determination of antibody in idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: correlation of serum and platelet-bound antibody with clinical response. N Engl J Med. 1975;292:230-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. KELEMENSZALAYPETERFY EFM. Autoimmune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenic purpura in pregnancy and the newborn. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1978;85:239. Letter. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: MICHAEL KORNSTEIN; J. ROBERT SMITH, M.D.; JAMES A. STOCKMANIII, M.D.Affiliations: State University of New York Syracuse, NY 13210 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHemorragia intraventricular fetal debida a una púrpura trombopénica idiopática maternaEmergency caesarian section and symptomatic immune thrombocytopenic purpuraIdiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in PregnancyAutoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura: Current concepts and recommended practicesImmune Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Pregnancy 1 January 1980Volume 92, Issue 1Page: 128-129KeywordsAntinuclear antibodiesDrugsEdemaIdiopathic thrombocytopenic purpuraInfantsPlateletsPregnancy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1980 PDF downloadLoading ...