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Lntravascular Red Cell Aggregation in Erythroblastosis Foetalis
Author(s) -
ZlLLlACUS H.,
ARAJÄRVI T.
Publication year - 1952
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1952.tb17030.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hemoglobin , red cell , blood stream , red blood cell , cell , physiology , pediatrics , biochemistry , biology
Summary The blood stream in the small conjunctival vessels was observed in twelve cases of erythroblastosis foetalis with the aid of a stereoscopic‐microscope immediately after birth. Intravascular red cell aggregation was observed in all the immunized infants. No aggregation was observed in healthy newborn infants. The correlation between the blood values in the child and the degree of aggregation was such that, when the aggregation was pronounced the red cell and hemoglobin values were low. After a blood exchange, or in connection with a spontaneous improvement in the state of health, the red cell aggregation decreased proportionally as the blood values improved. The diagnostic and clinical significance of these observations is discussed.