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...

BACKGROUND Bone marrow transplantation with minor ABO incompatibility may be followed by moderate delayed hemolysis of the recipient's red cells by donor-derived ABO antibodies. This reaction may be more severe after transplantation of peripheral blood progenitor cells (PBPCs). CASE REPORT A 16-year-old boy underwent an allogeneic PBPC transplant from his HLA-mismatched mother as treatment fo...

Following the discovery of the Rhesus factor by Landsteiner and Wiener (1940) and the demonstration by Levine, Burnham, Katzin, and Vogel (1941) that haemolytic disease of the newborn generally is the result of mother-child Rh incompatibility several reports of erythroblastosis foetalis attributable to sensitization of the mother by the A or B foetal antigens have been published, notably those ...

OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of high dose intravenous immunoglobulin (HDIVIG) in reducing the need for exchange transfusion in neonates with proven haemolytic disease due to Rh and/or ABO incompatibility. To assess the effectiveness of HDIVIG in reducing the duration of phototherapy and hospital stay. DESIGN Systematic review of randomised and quasi-randomised controlled trials comp...

Kidney transplantation (KTx) is the treatment of choice for end-stage renal disease [1]. Compared with dialysis it confers a survival advantage, enhances quality of life and is more cost-effective. There are two types of potential donors in renal transplants: deceased and living donors. Transplantation from living donors provides better survival rates in comparison to those from deceased ones [...

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 different...

BACKGROUND In the past, ABO incompatibility was an absolute contraindication for solid organ transplantation. However, multiple recent trials have suggested strategies for overcoming the reactions between graft antigens and recipient antibodies that cause graft rejection. In this study, we determined the usefulness of plasma exchange (PE) for removing anti-A/B antibodies that cause hyperacute/a...

BACKGROUND Hyperbilirubinemia is a common disorder during the neonatal period. Severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (NH) carries a potential for permanent neurological impairment. The current study analyzed possible etiologies leading to NH. METHODS A retrospective cohort of neonates with total serum bilirubin (TSB) ≥ 20 mg/dL was surveyed from 1995 to 2007. Subjects with gestational ages < 34 ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Hyperbilirubinemia is one of the most common problems during the neonatal period. Despite the severe complications of jaundice, no reliable data is available regarding the prevalence of acute and chronic complications of jaundice and the predisposing factors in our community. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the complications of neonatal jaundice and the predis...