Hydrops foetalis caused by anti-Mur in first pregnancy - A case report

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 325-327

  Wu, K H ^a   Chang, J G ^a   Lin, M ^b   Shih, M C ^a   Lin, H C ^a   Lee, C C ^a   Peng, C T ^a   Tsai, C H ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti Mur; Hydrops foetalis

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; ANTIBODY; HEMOGLOBIN F; MUR ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; FETUS HYDROPS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; MATERNAL SERUM; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; BLOOD; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUP MNSS SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; FAMILY; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ADULT; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION, INTRAUTERINE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISOANTIBODIES; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MNSS BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0036793344     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3148.2002.00394.x     Document Type: Article

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