Fetal and neonatal anemia associated with anti-Jr a: A case report showing a poorly hemolytic mechanism

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1132-1136

  Sasamoto, Naoko ^a   Tomimatsu, Takuji ^a   Nagamine, Keisuke ^b   Oshida, MacHiko ^b   Kashiwagi, Hirokazu ^a   Koyama, Shinsuke ^a   Kanagawa, Takeshi ^a   Arahori, Hitomi ^a   Tomiyama, Yoshiaki ^b   Kimura, Tadashi ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Doppler; Fetal anemia; Hemolytic disease of the newborn; Jr a alloimmunization; Rare blood

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; JR A ANTIBODY; JR A ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ANEMIA; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FETUS ANEMIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN ANEMIA; PEAK SYSTOLIC FLOW VELOCITY; RETICULOCYTE COUNT;

ADULT; ANEMIA, NEONATAL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD GROUP ANTIGENS; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISOANTIBODIES; JAPAN; LABOR, INDUCED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREMATURE BIRTH; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052766520     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2010.01477.x     Document Type: Article

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