title: ABO incompatibility and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency presenting as Hydrops Foetalis.
abstract: ABO incompatibility and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency G6PD are common haematological problems affecting the newborn. The resulting haemolytic disease of foetus and newborn (HDFN) caused by either of these pathologies generally follows a benign course. It is typically characterized by mild jaundice without significant anaemia. ABO incompatibility alone as a cause of foetal hydrops is extremely rare. We report a case of a newborn baby girl with an anti-B isoimmunisation and G6PD deficiency manifesting with hydrops foetalis, anaemia and hyperbilirubinaemia, born to a mother with blood group O.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Diagnostic and Laboratory Services and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Suria
authors.affiliation: Departments of Diagnostic and Laboratory Services and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nurasyikin
authors.affiliation: Departments of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Adibah
authors.affiliation: Departments of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Cheah
authors.affiliation: Departments of Diagnostic and Laboratory Services and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Leong
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility; D005260:Female; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006932:Hyperbilirubinemia / Q000209:etiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography