Abstract
One third of patients with USS have a neonatal episode of severe hemolytic jaundice with thrombocytopenia induced by an unknown trigger.
A USS patient with persisting PDA and recurrent neonatal hemolysis/thrombocytopenia suggests blood flow through the PDA as trigger.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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ADAMTS13 Protein / genetics
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ADAMTS13 Protein / metabolism
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Bilirubin / blood
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Biomarkers
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DNA Mutational Analysis
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Ductus Arteriosus, Patent*
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Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Japan / epidemiology
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Jaundice / diagnosis*
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Jaundice / epidemiology
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Jaundice / etiology*
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Male
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Mutation
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Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / complications*
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Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / epidemiology
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Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / genetics
Substances
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Biomarkers
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ADAMTS13 Protein
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Bilirubin