title: Successful perinatal management of hydrops fetalis due to hemolytic disease associated with D-- maternal phenotype.
abstract: We report the successful management of a case of hemolytic disease and hydrops fetalis secondary to anti Rh 17 antibodies in a woman with the rare D-- phenotype. We discuss the efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulins in treating hemolytic disease of the newborn infant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aref
authors.forename: F N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Boctor
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pande
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Uehlinger
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Manning
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eglowstein
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mallozzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bebbington
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Raab
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Brion
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004899:Erythroblastosis, Fetal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010641:Phenotype; D011247:Pregnancy; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System; C026410:Rho(D) antigen