Severe thrombocytopenia and intracranial hemorrhage in a newborn with Noonan syndrome and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia

Noonan syndrome (NS) is a genetic disorder with distinctive physical features and often multiple organ involvement. Bleeding disorders are reported in over half of patients with NS, including thrombocytopenia and platelet dysfunction. Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) is an alloantigenic t...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Carter, Anna-Kaisa Niemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-05-01
Series:Platelets
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09537104.2021.1981845
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Summary:Noonan syndrome (NS) is a genetic disorder with distinctive physical features and often multiple organ involvement. Bleeding disorders are reported in over half of patients with NS, including thrombocytopenia and platelet dysfunction. Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) is an alloantigenic thrombocytopenia that can present with severe bleeding. Here, we present a case of intracranial hemorrhage and severe thrombocytopenia in a neonate found to have both NAIT and a de novo heterozygous pathogenic variant in PTPN11, consistent with Noonan syndrome.
ISSN:0953-7104
1369-1635