IVIG-Associated Maternal Pancytopenia during Treatment for Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia

Abstract Background Treatment for neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) primarily involves maternal administration of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy and prednisone according to protocols based on risk stratification. While IVIG is generally well tolerated, hematologic s...

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Main Authors: Alyssa Herrmann, Benjamin J. Samelson-Jones, Sami Brake, Renee Samelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2017-07-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1607055