Incidence of thrombocytopenia in hyperbilirubinemic neonates during phototherapy

Thrombocytopenia has been reported as a complication of phototherapy. In this study the effect of conventional phototherapy on platelet count was studied in 101 newborns with indirect hyperbilirubinemia, out of whom 50 patients (49.5%) had decreased levels of platelets; 20 (19.8%) of the latter had...

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Main Authors: Pishva N, Pishva H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2000-03-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/2153

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