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Rh disease (also known as rhesus isoimmunization, Rh (D) disease, or rhesus incompatibility, and blue baby disease) is a type of hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN). HDFN due to anti-D antibodies is the proper and currently used name for this disease as the Rh blood group system actually has more than 50 antigens and not only the ...
ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn can range from mild to severe, but generally, it is a mild disease. It can be caused by anti-A and anti-B antibodies. [17] Rhesus D hemolytic disease of the newborn (often called Rh disease) is the most common and only preventable
The anti-RhE antibody is quite common especially in the Rh genotype CDe/CDe; it usually only causes a mild hemolytic disease, but can cause a severe condition in the newborn. It can occur with other antibodies, usually the anti-Rhc antibody, which can also cause a severe hemolytic disease. [1]
Hemolytic disease of the newborn (anti-Rhc) can range from a mild to a severe disease. It is the third most common cause of severe HDN. Rh disease is the most common and hemolytic disease of the newborn (anti-Kell) is the second most common cause of severe HDN. It occurs more commonly in women who are Rh D negative. [citation needed]
Hemolytic comes from two words: "hema" (blood) and "lysis" (solution) or breaking down of red blood cells; Erythroblastosis refers to the making of immature red blood cells; Fetalis refers to the fetus. When the condition is caused by the Rh D antigen-antibody incompatibility, it is called Rh D Hemolytic disease of the newborn or Rh disease.
Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDN) is a condition where the passage of maternal antibodies results in the hemolysis of fetal/neonatal red cells. The antibodies can be naturally occurring such as anti-A, and anti-B, or immune antibodies developed following a sensitizing event. [ 11 ]
The risk of hemolytic disease (including due to RhD) significantly increases if the mother has had a past transfusion of Rh-positive blood. [ 10 ] Exposure to fetal blood cells that can cause RhD alloimmunization can happen during normal pregnancy and delivery, miscarriage, amniocentesis, cordocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, external ...
Rh D hemolytic disease of the newborn (also known as Rh disease) ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn (the direct Coombs test may only be weakly positive) Anti-Kell hemolytic disease of the newborn; Rh c hemolytic disease of the newborn; Rh E hemolytic disease of the newborn; Other blood group incompatibility (RhC, Rhe, Kidd, Duffy, Lewis, MN ...