Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia: Spontaneous in utero intracranial hemorrhage

Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia is an uncommon but important cause of thrombocytopenia in infants. Because of the severity of the thrombocytopenia, some of these infants will have intracranial hemorrhage with resultant long-term disability. Obstetricians and neonatologists have recommended delivery by caesarean section and the rapid institution of appropriate treatment for the infant; however, it is theoretically possible that a …