Neonatal ABO hemolytic disease

Hemolytic disease of newborn is a type of iso-immune hemolytic anemia, which refers to immune hemolytic anemia caused by blood group antibodies. It is caused by maternal and infant blood type incompatibility. It is one of the most common causes of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. It has an early onset, rapid progress, and severe cases can cause nuclear jaundice. .

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