Fetal ascites associated with ABO incompatibility: case report and review of the literature.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a pregnancy complicated by anti-B isoimmunization that resulted in fetal ascites, anemia, hepatomegaly, and polyhydramnios. A previous pregnancy in the same patient was complicated by neonatal ABO incompatibility. A review of the obstetric literature suggests that ABO incompatibility may cause severe fetal anemia, especially in patients with type O blood or a previous history of ABO incompatibility of the newborn.
Medical subject headings
- ABO Blood-Group System
- Ascites
- Blood Group Incompatibility
- Fetal Diseases