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ArticleCureus2026

Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia in the Middle East: A Confirmed Case Highlighting Immunogenetic Diversity and Evidence-Based Neonatal Management.

Hamza Haj Mohamad, Rand Soudan, Rosul Makkiyah, Sohyla Abdalla, Samiullah Haroon, Jennifer George, Abdelazeim Abdalla

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Hamza Haj MohamadPediatrics, Al Jalila Children's Speciality Hospital, Dubai, ARE.
Rand SoudanPediatrics, Al Jalila Children's Speciality Hospital, Dubai, ARE.
Rosul MakkiyahPediatrics, Al Jalila Children's Speciality Hospital, Dubai, ARE.
Sohyla AbdallaPediatrics, Al Jalila Children's Speciality Hospital, Dubai, ARE.
Samiullah HaroonPediatrics, Al Jalila Children's Speciality Hospital, Dubai, ARE.
Jennifer GeorgePediatrics and Neonatology, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, ARE.
Abdelazeim AbdallaPediatrics and Neonatology, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, ARE.

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Abstract

We report a confirmed case of fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) in a preterm Arab neonate born to a mother with a previously affected pregnancy. Antenatal management consisted of weekly intravenous immunoglobulin initiated at 16 weeks of gestation. Following delivery, the infant developed severe thrombocytopenia with a nadir platelet count of 25 × 10⁹/L but showed no evidence of intracranial hemorrhage. Treatment with two platelet transfusions followed by intravenous immunoglobulin resulted in a rapid recovery of platelet counts and an uncomplicated clinical course. This case highlights successful evidence-based antenatal and neonatal management of recurrent FNAIT in a Middle Eastern family and adds to the limited regional literature on immunogenetically confirmed cases.

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fnaithpa incompatibilityhuman platelet antigenmiddle eastneonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenianeonatal thrombocytopenia

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PMID42713244
PMCPMC13552636

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