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Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia and neutropenia associated with maternal human leucocyte antigen antibodies and drug-induced hemolytic anemia
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  • Mengya Sun,
  • Yan Liu,
  • Miao Qin,
  • Ting Li,
  • Hong Jiang
Mengya Sun
The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University

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Yan Liu
The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
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Miao Qin
The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
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Ting Li
The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
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Hong Jiang
The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
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Abstract

Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) is commonly associated with antibodies against platelet antigens, and alloimmune neonatal neutropenia (ANN) is frequently caused by anti-neutrophil antibodies. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies are rarely reported to result in FNAIT or ANN, let alone the combination of FNAIT and ANN. We report here a very unusual case of a first twin pregnancy produced in vitro by donated oocytes where the mother developed markedly elevated HLA antibodies in the absence of anti-platelet or anti-neutrophil antibodies that provoked severe thrombocytopenia and neutropenia in one of the twins. In addition, drug-induced hemolytic anemia (DIHA) that required red blood cell transfusion was detected in this twin. We hypothesize that the complete HLA-incompatible twin pregnancy due to oocyte donation might have contributed to the severity of the clinical manifestations.