Neonatal jaundice due to ABO incompatibility in Sri Lankan.
A prospective study was carried out on 101 neonates with jaundice due to ABO incompatibility. The direct Coomb's test was weakly positive in 4 cases. The indirect Coomb's test using the eluate was positive in 8 cases. In the maternal blood either IgG anti-A or anti-B haemolysin was present in high titre in every case. Phototherapy was given when the indirect serum bilirubin level exceeded 9 mg/dl. Exchange transfusion was done-in 39 cases, 9 babies requiring multiple exchanges. There were 2 deaths.
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Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D005078:Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010789:Phototherapy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013188:Sri Lanka / Q000453:epidemiology; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System