Rh incompatibility : Symptoms, Diagnosis & Tests (Rh-induced hemolytic disease of the newborn)

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Rh incompatibility

Alternate Names : Rh-induced hemolytic disease of the newborn

Symptoms & Signs

Rh incompatibility can cause symptoms ranging from very mild to deadly. In its mildest form, Rh incompatibility causes destruction of red blood cells.

Symptoms may include:

Low muscle tone (hypotonia)
Developmental delay
Increased amount of amniotic fluid (polyhydramnios)
Yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice)

Diagnosis & Tests

There may be:

A positive direct Coombs test result
Higher-than-normal levels of bilirubin in the baby's cord blood
Signs of red blood cell destruction in the infant's blood

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Erythroblastosis fetalis, photomicrograph
Jaundice infant
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Review Date : 12/17/2009
Reviewed By : Kimberly G Lee, MD, MSc, IBCLC, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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