1. Fetal ascites associated with ABO incompatibility: Case report and review of the literature
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Stiller, Robert J., Herzlinger, Robert, Siegel, Stacey, and Whetham, John C.G.
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Anemia ,Pregnancy ,Ascites ,Anemia in pregnancy ,Health - Abstract
Byline: Robert J. Stiller, Robert Herzlinger, Stacey Siegel, John C.G. Whetham Keywords: ABO incompatibility; fetal ascites; fetal anemia; isoimmunization Abstract: We report a pregnancy complicated by anti-B isoimmunization that resulted in fetal ascites, anemia, hepatomegaly, and polyhydramnios. A previous pregnancy in the same patient was complicated by neonatal ABO incompatibility. A review of the obstetric literature suggests that ABO incompatibility may cause severe fetal anemia, especially in patients with type O blood or a previous history of ABO incompatibility of the newborn. (Am J Obstet Gynecol 1996;175:1371-2.) Author Affiliation: Bridgeport, Connecticut Article History: Received 7 March 1996; Revised 16 April 1996; Accepted 10 June 1996 Article Note: (footnote) [star] From the Section of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,a and the Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics,b Bridgeport Hospital., [star][star] Reprint requests: Robert J. Stiller, MD, Section of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bridgeport Hospital, 267 Grant Street, Bridgeport, CT 06610., a 0002-9378/96 $5.00 + 0 6/1/75729
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- 1996