Open AccessHyperimmune Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy Treated by Splenectomy
Author(s) -
Garret A. FitzGerald,
Donald McCarthy,
Liam G. O’Connell,
Shaun R. McCann
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
acta haematologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1421-9662
pISSN - 0001-5792
DOI - 10.1159/000207778
Subject(s) - splenectomy , medicine , pregnancy , platelet , fetus , obstetrics , immunology , spleen , biology , genetics
3 cases of hyperimmune thrombocytopenia in pregnancy are described. Splenectomy was followed by return of the platelet count to normal in all. There was no maternal or fetal death.
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