Chronic villitis in untreated neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia: An etiology for severe early intrauterine growth restriction and the effect of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.

This study looks at CHIV in the specific case of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. It suggests that intravenous immunoglobulin given to the mother may help improve the outcome although the results weren’t statistically significant because there weren’t enough case studies.

Chronic villitis in untreated neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia: An etiology for severe early intrauterine growth restriction and the effect of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy: Janyne Althaus, MD,a Edward G. Weir, MD,b Fred Askin, MD,b Thomas S. Kickler, MD,b Karin Blakemore, MDa