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A 25-year-old woman (gravida 1, para 1) has given birth to a 3.7-kg baby boy, at week 40 + 2 days. The delivery was by vaginal route. Mother’s coagulation tests, liver and renal profile, and full blood count are normal, except hemoglobin of 10.5 g/dl and serum alkaline phosphatase of 150 iu/l (normal, 30–130 iu/l). The newborn baby has Apgar score of 10/10. The midwife notices several bruises on the child’s torso and thighs, and takes samples for coagulation tests and blood counts.
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Mijovic, A. (2012). The Bruised Newborn. In: Transfusion Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2182-4_18
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