title: Anemia due to massive chronic foetomaternal hemorrhage.
abstract: We report a case of massive chronic foetomaternal hemorrhage. The labor course was uncomplicated. The newborn presented with pallor. tachypnea, and moderate hepatosplenomegaly. The initial hemoglobin was 6.5 g/dl. The Kleihauer-Betke stain on a maternal blood sample was 12%, which is equivalent to 540 ml of fetal blood in the maternal circulation. A clot in the umbilical vein was demonstrated sonographically. The possible association of foetomaternal hemorrhage with umbilical vein thrombosis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, University of Crete Voutes, Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manoura
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hatzidaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Christodoulaki
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Korakaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Galanaki
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Repapinou
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giannakopoulou
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005331:Fetomaternal Transfusion / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014471:Umbilical Veins; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging