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ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn, without hyperbilirubinemia
Author(s) -
Kaplan Eugene,
Herz Fritz,
Scheye Elsie
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.2830010212
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , hemolytic disease of the newborn (abo) , medicine , disease , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , immunology , pregnancy , biology , genetics , fetus
ABO hemolytic disease of the the newborn without hyperbilirubinemia is described in 17 full‐term infants. The erythrocyte characteristics, such as reticulocytosis, microspherocytosis, and positive indirect antiglobulin (Coombs') test, resembled those in ABO disease with hyperbilirubinemia. Erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase activity was reduced in this group to the same degree as in the more severely affected infants. Negro infants predominated over white, in a 2.5:1 ratio in this mild ABO group.