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Successful Perinatal Management of Hydrops Fetalis Due to Hemolytic Disease Associated with D−− Maternal Phenotype

Journal of Perinatology volume 22, pages 667–668 (2002)Cite this article

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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.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA

    K Aref MD, S Pande MD, O Rosen MD, C Raab RN, CFNP & L P Brion MD

  2. Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA

    F N Boctor MD, PhD & J Uehlinger MD

  3. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA

    F Manning MD & M Bebbington MD

  4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Peter's Hospital, Albany, NY, USA

    M Eglowstein MD & A Mallozzi MD

  5. Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA

    G Weinberg MD

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Aref, K., Boctor, F., Pande, S. et al. Successful Perinatal Management of Hydrops Fetalis Due to Hemolytic Disease Associated with D−− Maternal Phenotype. J Perinatol 22, 667–668 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7210775

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