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What to Know about Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (NAIT) ?

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Neonatal Hematology

Abstract

Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) is the most common cause of severe thrombocytopenia in full-term newborns. In the mother and fetus with incompatible platelet antigens, there is a risk of developing anti-platelet alloimmunization. It corresponds to Rhesus (Rh) alloimmunization in pathophysiology. These platelet alloantibodies pass trans-placentally into fetal circulation and cause fetal platelet destruction. Although its presentation may be isolated thrombocytopenia, some affected infants may suffer major hemorrhages, including intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), which may occur as early as 16 weeks of gestational age, and the first pregnancy may not be spared. Death or neurologic impairment occurs in up to 25% of the affected infants. NAIT is managed both ante- and postnatally. Postnatal management of NAIT depends upon the platelet count and the neonate's clinical condition. At the same time, antenatal management of NAIT aims to ameliorate fetal thrombocytopenia in subsequent pregnancies after diagnosis of NAIT in a previous pregnancy and thus prevent fetal and neonatal ICH.

DOI

10.21608/anj.2023.185544.1061

Keywords

Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, NAIT, alloimmunization, anti-platelet antibodies

Authors

First Name

Suzan

Last Name

Mousa

MiddleName

Omar

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt

Email

suzanmousa@mu.edu.eg

City

El-Minya

Orcid

0000-0002-0024-7914

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Receive Date

2023-01-05

Publish Date

2023-01-14

Online ISSN

2636-3569

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280,232

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Review Article

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961

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Publication Title

Annals of Neonatology Journal

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https://anj.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023