Neonatal anti-Kell isoimmune hemolytic disease with spherocytes.
Two infants with hemolytic disease of the newborn due to Kell incompatibility are described. The peripheral blood smears revealed many spherocytes. This important hematologic sign in a neonate suggests not only ABO incompatibility, hereditary spherocytosis, or G6PD deficiency, but also the possibility of Kell incompatibility.
Merlob
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Department of Neonatology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Reisner
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Zaizov
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D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility / Q000276:immunology*; D003241:Consanguinity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004899:Erythroblastosis, Fetal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007112:Immunity, Maternally-Acquired; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D007626:Kell Blood-Group System / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D013102:Spherocytes; D013103:Spherocytosis, Hereditary / Q000175:diagnosis
D007518:Isoantibodies; D007626:Kell Blood-Group System