A measure of how many platelets are in the blood. FNAITFetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia A rare condition in which a mother’s immune system attacks fetal platelets, leading to dangerously low platelet levels before and/or after birth. is characterized by severely reduced counts in a fetus or newborn.
Testing that identifies specific HPAs on maternal or paternal platelets to determine the risk of incompatibility.
A specialized transport protein. In FNAITFetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia A rare condition in which a mother’s immune system attacks fetal platelets, leading to dangerously low platelet levels before and/or after birth., it carries maternal antiplatelet IgG antibodies across the placenta into the fetus, which destroys the fetus’s platelets.
The process by which the placenta uses the neonatal Fc receptorFc receptor A specialized transport protein. In FNAIT, it carries maternal antiplatelet IgG antibodies across the placenta into the fetus, which destroys the fetus’s platelets. (FcRnFc receptor A specialized transport protein. In FNAIT, it carries maternal antiplatelet IgG antibodies across the placenta into the fetus, […]
Low platelet countPlatelet count A measure of how many platelets are in the blood. FNAIT is characterized by severely reduced counts in a fetus or newborn. in a newborn. In FNAITFetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia A rare condition in which a mother’s immune system attacks fetal platelets, leading to dangerously low platelet levels before and/or […]
A specialized hospital unit for newborns who need close monitoring and treatments such as platelet transfusions.
A doctor who manages high-risk pregnancies, including those affected by FNAITFetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia A rare condition in which a mother’s immune system attacks fetal platelets, leading to dangerously low platelet levels before and/or after birth..
A treatment given to pregnant women with a history of FNAITFetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia A rare condition in which a mother’s immune system attacks fetal platelets, leading to dangerously low platelet levels before and/or after birth. or known alloantibodies. IVIGIntravenous immunoglobulin A treatment given to pregnant women with a history of FNAIT or known […]
Low platelet countPlatelet count A measure of how many platelets are in the blood. FNAIT is characterized by severely reduced counts in a fetus or newborn. caused by the immune system attacking platelets. FNAITFetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia A rare condition in which a mother’s immune system attacks fetal platelets, leading to dangerously low platelet […]
The most common cause of FNAITFetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia A rare condition in which a mother’s immune system attacks fetal platelets, leading to dangerously low platelet levels before and/or after birth., this occurs when there is a genetic mismatch between a pregnant mother, who is HPAHuman platelet antigen Proteins found on the surface of […]
