1.
West Indian med. j
; 39(4): 256-8, Dec. 1990.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MedCarib
| ID: med-14271
RESUMO
Glanzmann's thrombasthenia is a rare congenital disorder of platelet function manifesting as defective primary haemostasis. Bleeding episodes often require platelet transfusions, and allo-immunization to donor platelets may occur. The problems of ensuring adequate haemostatic potential for delivery of an allo-immunized pregnant female with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia are presented (AU)
Assuntos
Humanos , Feminino , Gravidez , Adulto , Trombastenia/terapia , Complicações Hematológicas na Gravidez/terapia , Plaquetas , Transfusão de Sangue , Antígenos HLA , Trombastenia/sangue , Plaquetas/imunologia
2.
Acta Haematol
; 48(1): 34-8, 1972.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MedCarib
| ID: med-14368
RESUMO
Two young Jamaican women of Chinese descent with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura were found to have lipid-laden histiocytes in their spleens; their condition has improved following splenectomy. The electron microscopic appearances of the spleens suggest that platelet destruction contributed to the accumulation of lipid (AU)