Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) is a rare immune-mediated blood disorder that develops during pregnancy and affects fetuses and newborns. FNAIT occurs when human platelet ...

Another FNAIT-related complication that is associated with increased risk of ICH and long-term neurological damage is cephalohematoma, which is characterized by the collection of blood under the scalp ...

Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) arises during pregnancy or at the time of delivery when maternal-fetal human platelet antigen (HPA) incompatibility results in maternal ...

Cephalohematoma is an accumulation of blood under the scalp in the subperiosteal space. During childbirth, shearing forces on the scalp and skull can cause the periosteum to separate from the ...

Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) is a rare blood condition that develops in the fetus or neonate during pregnancy or at birth in which maternal alloantibodies target paternally ...

Signs and symptoms of FNAIT may manifest up to 4 weeks after birth. Many neonates exhibit mild symptoms, and some neonates may be asymptomatic at birth. These milder signs and symptoms are transient ...

FNAIT results from maternal-fetal human platelet antigen (HPA) incompatibility due to HPA inherited from the father. Once the mother is exposed to the paternally inherited HPA, maternal alloantibodies ...

The clinical presentation of FNAIT also varies from very mild, asymptomatic thrombocytopenia to very severe lCH that can be lethal or cause lifelong neurological problems. Other clinical features of ...

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