Allo-immune neonatal thrombopenia in the BaK (a) system. Apropos of 2 familial cases
Blanc, P.; Philippe, H.J.; Portas, M.; Lenclen, R.; Paupe, A.; Olivier-Martin, M.; Collet, C.; Lewin, D.
Journal de Gynecologie Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction 20(6): 860-864
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0368-2315 PMID: 1822497 Document Number: 375770
The authors report a case of two siblings who developed a neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAITP) due to Bak-System incompatibility. They review the platelet antigen systems involved in NAITP and raise the problem of its present antenatal and postnatal management.