0 a blood disorder in which the body does not produce enough platelets (= very small cells in the blood that make it thicker in order to stop bleeding caused by an injury): --
General causes of thrombocytopenia include poor nutrition, infections, radiotherapy, and some drugs.
What factors can predict the risk of severe thrombocytopenia in the fetus?
This article will review current knowledge of the diagnosis and treatment of affected fetuses in alloimmune thrombocytopenia and in immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
The toxicity profile of temozolomide is excellent, with thrombocytopenia being the most common toxicity, severe thrombocytopenia occurring in less than 10% of patients.
The prognostic value of the haematological (thrombocytopenia) and biochemical (elevated amniotransferases and bilirubin) parameters in neonatal blood has also been investigated.
It is important to remember that thrombocytopenia may contraindicate the use of a regional technique.
Although a slightly low platelet count i s commonly seen, severe thrombocytopenia resulting in haemorrhage is most unusual.
In this setting, once other causes of thrombocytopenia have been excluded, the most important question is: should the fetal platelet count be determined?
The thrombocytopenia is due to dilution, platelet adhesion to circuit surfaces, and to destruction and removal of damaged platelets by the reticuloendothelial system.
