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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| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2000-08-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica Iranica |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/1252.pdf&manuscript_id=1252 |