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Fetal or neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia

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Fetal or neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1407651542

fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) results from maternal alloimmunisation against fetal platelet antigens inherited from the father and different from those present in the mother, and usually presents as a severe isolated thrombocytopaenia in otherwise healthy newborns. NAIT has been considered to be the platelet counterpart of Rh Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn (RHD). Unlike RHD, NAIT can occur during a first pregnancy.