ABO Incompatibility, Response to Dr. Birenbaum

Hydrops fetalis due to ABO incompatibility.

Hemolytic disease of the newborn due to ABO incompatibility was first observed by Halbrecht in 1944. This entity has a spectrum ranging from minimal hemolysis requiring no therapy, as is the case in most instances, to severe hemolytic disease requiring aggressive management including exchange transfusion in a small percentage of cases. An extreme degree of hemolytic disease of the newborn due t...

ABO incompatibility: which one matters?

ABO Bloods group incompatibility in recurrent abortion

Abstract Background A vast variety of factors may cause recurrent pregnancy loss. Blood group incompatibility of parents could cause abortion. The examination of couples or twins, blood groups showed that the blood group incompatibility can affect adversely the outcome of pregnancy. Couples with blood group incompatibility are more involved in spontaneous miscarriage. Antigenes in two differe...

Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia due to ABO incompatibility: does blood group matter?

Newborn infants with maternal-fetal ABO incompatibility are at a greater risk for developing subsequent significant hyperbilirubinemia, and therefore, prediction of probable risk factors, such as the degree of hemolysis, gains importance. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of fetal-neonatal blood group on the severity of hemolysis and jaundice due to maternal-fetal ABO incompatibili...

[Hemolytic disease of newborn due to ABO incompatibility].

Hemolytic disease of newborn due to ABO-incompatibility is the most common cause of hemolytic diseases of newborns, its occur due to ABO blood group incompatibility between the mother and infant. The aim of study is to identify the incidence and severity of jaundice in patients with ABO incompatibility. Fifty four babies with ABO incompatibility admitted to AlKhansah maternity and children teac...