Abstract:
To determine the number of cases and manifestations of thrombocytopenia in sick neonates. An observational study was conducted at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Paediatric Department, Jinnah Hospital, Lahore from September 1997 to February 1998. A total of 365 neonates from 0-28 days of age admitted with different clinical problems irrespective of birth weight and gestational age were evaluate for thrombocytopenia. These neonates were categorized into five different groups (A-E), which were of neonatal infections, asphyxia neonatorum, preterm and smallness for gestational age, jaundice and miscellaneous respectively. Out of 365 cases, 88 were found to have thrombocytopenia (platelet counts
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282-285
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Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 14, Issue: 5, Year: 2004