Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura occurring in pregnancy has a risk for the fetus of severe thrombocytopenia. The handling of these cases obstetrically is controversial. Our experience and that derived from reading the literature suggests that counting the number of maternal platelets does not reflect on the risk for the fetus and the neonate. On the other hand it does seem that estimating the levels of circulating platelet antibodies in the maternal plasma does give an indication of platelet destruction in the fetus. Corticosteroid treatment improves greatly the number of maternal platelets and is probably good treatment for the fetus in utero. Giving gamma-globulins intravenously to the pregnant woman or to the newborn is an interesting therapeutic measure seeing how it is free of danger. How useful this treatment is in pregnancy has yet to be determined.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Serological, phenotypic and molecular characterization of brucellosis in small ruminants in northern Algeria.
Front Microbiol
January 2025
Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Institute of Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses, Jena, Germany.
Brucellosis is considered a common bacterial zoonotic disease of high prevalence in countries of the Middle East and the Mediterranean region with economic and public health impact. The present study aimed to investigate the current situation of brucellosis in small ruminants reared in Médéa and Sidi Bel-Abbès provinces, north Algeria. To achieve this objective, 96 sera (77 sheep and 19 goat) and 57 milk (42 sheep and 15 goat) samples were collected from suspected infected animals and serologically analyzed by using ELISA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNoninvasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) of non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) for singleton and twin pregnancies in the first trimester.
Orphanet J Rare Dis
January 2025
Genetic and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Background: Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) has been proven feasible for non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) in singleton pregnancies. However, previous research is limited to the second trimester and the application in twin pregnancies is blank. Here we provide a novel algorithmic approach to assess singleton and twin pregnancies in the first trimester.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChromosomal Aberrations in Fetuses With Isolated Persistent Right Umbilical Vein-A Nationwide Study.
Prenat Diagn
January 2025
Center for Fetal Medicine and Pregnancy, Department of Gynecology, Fertility, and Pregnancy, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of chromosomal aberrations in fetuses with isolated PRUV in a nationwide cohort with 1st-trimester screening for aneuploidies.
Method: A retrospective study including all pregnancies in Denmark with a due date between 2010 and 2022. We retrieved all cases from patient files, where we searched for "PRUV" in the conclusion field.
Enhancing farmer awareness: Vertical transmission of Neospora caninum in aborting cattle and the value of diagnostics tools.
Vet Parasitol
January 2025
Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Länggassstrasse 122, Bern 3012, Switzerland. Electronic address:
The protozoan parasite Neospora caninum is an important cause of abortion in cattle. Infection occurs horizontally by ingestion of oocysts shed by canids or vertically, from an infected dam to the foetus, and may result in abortion, stillbirth, or the birth of subclinically infected offspring. We estimated the occurrence of N.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Case of Vasa Previa Diagnosed at Term: Elective Caesarean Section with Good Feto-Maternal Outcomes.
Int Med Case Rep J
January 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia.
Vasa previa is a condition where unprotected fetal vessels, neither by placenta nor umbilical cord, lie within the membranes over the internal cervical ostium and beneath the presenting part of the fetus. Due to this condition, the membranous vessels pose a higher risk of being compressed or ruptures and could lead to fetal demise, exsanguination, or even fetal death. In this case report, we reported a case of a 36-year-old woman, G3P2A0, at term gestation and oblique lie.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!