The Etiological Profile of Neonatal Thrombocytopenia in Neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background Neonatal thrombocytopenia is one of the most common clinical entities encountered in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU); if not identified early, it can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to find out the etiological profile of neonatal thrombocytopenia in the NICU and to study the association between the etiology and onset of thrombocytopenia. Methods It was a single-center, cross-sectional, descriptive study of neonates having thrombocytopenia.