Multidisciplinary management of a pregnancy complicated by Glanzmann thrombasthenia: A case report.
Matthew M HernandezAyisha BuckleyAriana MillsRachel MeislinCaroline CromwellAngela BiancoNoel StrongSuzanne A ArinsburgPublished in: Transfusion (2023)
To date, there are limited guidelines for managing bleeding or preventing alloimmunization during pregnancy in patients with GT. Here, we present a complex case with aggressive management of bleeding prophylactically for the mother while serially monitoring both mother and fetus for peripartum bleeding risks and events. Moreover, future studies warrant continued evaluation of these approaches to mitigate increased bleeding risks in subsequent pregnancies.