Immunohematological study in newborn infants with erythroblastosis fetalis transfused in utero.
Acta Biomed Ateneo Parmense
; 68 Suppl 1: 99-102, 1997.
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ABSTRACT
The present study reports immunohematological data (anti-erythrocyte titer, anti-erythrocyte functional activity, percentage of sensitized erythrocytes) in 11 patients with erythroblastosis fetalis transfused in utero (IUTd). At birth it was possible to define two groups of newborns one with low (group 1) and one with high (group 2) percentage of circulating sensitized erythrocytes, respectively. The presence of a low rate of sensitized red cells at birth in IUTd infants did not reduce the number of exchange transfusions required postnatally. On the contrary, babies of this group were affected by a more severe disease as shown by higher anti-erythrocyte maternal titer, higher anti-erythrocyte functional activity and a higher degree of fetal hemolysis. The persistence of hemolysis after birth, in spite of the absence of sensitized circulating erythrocytes, may be due to intramedullary hemolysis.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transfusão de Sangue Intrauterina
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Eritroblastose Fetal
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Biomed Ateneo Parmense
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália