Preferred Label : Fetal or neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia;
ICD-11 definition : Foetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) results from maternal alloimmunisation
against foetal platelet antigens inherited from the father and different from those
present in the mother, and usually presents as a severe isolated thrombocytopaenia
in otherwise healthy newborns. NAIT has been considered to be the platelet counterpart
of Rh Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn (RHD). Unlike RHD, NAIT can occur during a
first pregnancy.;
ICD-11 synonym : FNAIT - [Foetal or neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia]; NAIT - [neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia]; neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia;
ICD-11 acronym : FNAIT; NAIT;
Origin ID : 1407651542;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Foetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) results from maternal alloimmunisation
against foetal platelet antigens inherited from the father and different from those
present in the mother, and usually presents as a severe isolated thrombocytopaenia
in otherwise healthy newborns. NAIT has been considered to be the platelet counterpart
of Rh Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn (RHD). Unlike RHD, NAIT can occur during a
first pregnancy.
