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Obstetric prognosis of the gestational thrombocytopenia

Obstetric prognosis of the gestational thrombocytopenia Haematologia , Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 25– 31 (2001) Ó VSP 2001. Obstetric prognosis of the gestational thrombocytopenia TAE-BOK SONG 1 ; ¤ and EUN-KYUNG KIM 2 1 Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonnam National University Medical School and Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University, Kwangju, Korea 2 Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, Chosun University Medical School, Kwangju, Korea Abstract —To deŽ ne clinical outcomes of marked gestational thrombocytopenia (GT) ( < 100,000/ mm 3 ) we identiŽ ed twenty-nine infants born to 28 pregnancies at 26 women with GT among 8,364 deliveries during the years 1993– 1999. Cordocentesis was performed in 7 mothers with platelet counts less than 75,000/ mm 3 . Cord blood platelet count was checked in all cases at delivery. The most signiŽ cant decrease of platelet count in pregnancy with GT was less than 50,000/ mm 3 in 6 pregnancies(21.4%) and between 50,000 and 100,000/ mm 3 in 22 pregnancies(78.6%). In pregnan- cies with GT, 2 neonates (6.9%) had mild thrombocytopeniaand 1 neonate (3.4%) moderate thrombo- cytopenia. Severe thrombocytopeniawas not observed in any neonate born to mothers with GT. There were no cases of coagulation disturbance at delivery or in the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Haematologia Brill

Obstetric prognosis of the gestational thrombocytopenia

Song, Tae-Bok; Kim, Eun-Kyung
Haematologia , Volume 31 (1): 25 – Jan 1, 2001
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© 2001 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0017-6559
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10.1163/15685590151092661
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Haematologia , Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 25– 31 (2001) Ó VSP 2001. Obstetric prognosis of the gestational thrombocytopenia TAE-BOK SONG 1 ; ¤ and EUN-KYUNG KIM 2 1 Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonnam National University Medical School and Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University, Kwangju, Korea 2 Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, Chosun University Medical School, Kwangju, Korea Abstract —To deŽ ne clinical outcomes of marked gestational thrombocytopenia (GT) ( < 100,000/ mm 3 ) we identiŽ ed twenty-nine infants born to 28 pregnancies at 26 women with GT among 8,364 deliveries during the years 1993– 1999. Cordocentesis was performed in 7 mothers with platelet counts less than 75,000/ mm 3 . Cord blood platelet count was checked in all cases at delivery. The most signiŽ cant decrease of platelet count in pregnancy with GT was less than 50,000/ mm 3 in 6 pregnancies(21.4%) and between 50,000 and 100,000/ mm 3 in 22 pregnancies(78.6%). In pregnan- cies with GT, 2 neonates (6.9%) had mild thrombocytopeniaand 1 neonate (3.4%) moderate thrombo- cytopenia. Severe thrombocytopeniawas not observed in any neonate born to mothers with GT. There were no cases of coagulation disturbance at delivery or in the

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Haematologia – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2001

Keywords: PREGNANCY; CORDOCENTESIS; GESTATIONAL THROMBOCYTOPENIA; NEONATAL THROMBOCYTOPENIA

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