Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn due to Intravenous Drug Use
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Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn due to Intravenous Drug Use
Objectives The objective is to present a pregnancy complication associated with intravenous drug use, namely, that of red blood cell alloimmunization and hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn. Methods An observational case series is presented including women with red blood cell alloimmunization most likely secondary to intravenous drug abuse Results Five pregnancies were identified that we...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Perinatology Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2157-6998,2157-7005
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1579646