ABO Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn: A Unique Constellation of Findingsin Siblings and Review of Protective Mechanisms in the Fetal-MaternalSystem

-Two siblings born 6 years apart presented with similar findings of hepatosplenomegaly, dermal hematopoiesis, hemoglobinuria, and increased platelet consumption, but only moderate anemia and normal serum bilirubin. ABO incompatibility was identified, and other causes were excluded. A review of the current understanding of mechanisms that promote and prevent antibody-mediated hemolysis in the fetus is reviewed. Due to the low ratio of observed to expected significant clinical events among ABO incompatible mother-infant pairs, and the multiplicity of mechanisms that diminish hemolysis, we speculate that severe ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn occurs when there is a specific failure in one of these preventive mechanisms..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1999

Erschienen:

Stuttgart: Georg Thieme Verlag ; 1999

Reproduktion:

Thieme Zeitschriftenarchive 1980-2007

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

American journal of perinatology - 16(1999), 08 vom: Aug., Seite 391-398

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Waldron, Peter [VerfasserIn]
de Alarcon, Pedro [VerfasserIn]

Links:

dx.doi.org [Deutschlandweit zugänglich]

Themen:

Dermal hematopoiesis
Intravascular hemolysis
Mechanisms of hemolysis
Thrombocytopenia

Umfang:

8

doi:

10.1055/s-1999-6820

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLEJ227392116