Management of Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy

  • Bussel, James B. M.D.
  • Hou, Ming M.D., Ph.D.
  • Cines, Douglas B. M.D.

  • From the Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (J.B.B.); the Department of Hematology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Shandong University, Jinan, China (M.H.); and the Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (D.B.C.).

Dr. Hou can be contacted at [email protected] or at the Department of Hematology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.

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New England Journal of Medicine 389(6):p 540-548, August 10, 2023. | DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra2214617

Thrombocytopenia in Pregnant Women

Platelet counts often fall during pregnancy; decreases below 50×103 per cubic millimeter may be due to an autoimmune cause. Detection and management of immune thrombocytopenia may be lifesaving.

Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy

  • Tran, Bryant W. M.D.
  • May, Keith A. M.D.
  • Pal, Nirvik M.D.
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