Spontaneous thrombosis of the arterial duct in a newborn with alloimmune thrombocytopaenia.

Odete R Mingas Natália NoronhaGraça SousaRui Anjos

Published in: Cardiology in the young (2021)

We present an uncommon challenging case of spontaneous thrombosis of the arterial duct and with alloimmune thrombocytopaenia in a full-term newborn who presented with respiratory distress, hypoglycaemia dispersed petechiae on the trunk, and significant haemorrhage of the umbilical venous catheter.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
type diabetes
preterm infants
gestational age
respiratory tract
preterm birth