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Rhesus Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn

MedGen UID:
810688
•Concept ID:
C0853694
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Erythroblastosis Fetalis, Rh Disease; RhD Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn; Rhesus D Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn; Rhesus Disease

Definition

A disorder caused when there is a Rh-factor blood-type incompatibility between the mother and fetus, and the mother''s immune system forms antibodies that attack the red blood cells of her unborn child. This disorder can only occur if the mother is Rh-negative and the fetus is Rh-positive. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRhesus Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Jack Bowman: Winnipeg's contributions to the treatment and prevention of Rhesus hemolytic disease of the newborn.
Warren P, Jamieson JC
Transfus Med Rev 2010 Jan;24(1):68-76. doi: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2009.09.007. PMID: 19962577
The impact of phototherapy in the management of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: comparison of historical cohorts.
Valaes T, Koliopoulos C, Koltsidopoulos A
Acta Paediatr 1996 Mar;85(3):273-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb14013.x. PMID: 8695978

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn: systematic literature review of the antenatal landscape.
de Winter DP, Kaminski A, Tjoa ML, Oepkes D
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2023 Jan 7;23(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-05329-z. PMID: 36611144Free PMC Article
History and current standard of postnatal management in hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn.
De Winter DP, Hulzebos C, Van 't Oever RM, De Haas M, Verweij EJ, Lopriore E
Eur J Pediatr 2023 Feb;182(2):489-500. Epub 2022 Dec 5 doi: 10.1007/s00431-022-04724-0. PMID: 36469119
Rhesus haemolytic disease.
Whittle MJ
Arch Dis Child 1992 Jan;67(1 Spec No):65-8. doi: 10.1136/adc.67.1_spec_no.65. PMID: 1536591Free PMC Article
The prevention of rhesus-isoimmunization.
Davey M
Clin Obstet Gynaecol 1979 Dec;6(3):509-30. PMID: 92385
Rhesus incompatibility.
Macgregor MW
Scott Med J 1967 Nov;12(11):415-7. doi: 10.1177/003693306701201107. PMID: 4964682

Diagnosis

History and current standard of postnatal management in hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn.
De Winter DP, Hulzebos C, Van 't Oever RM, De Haas M, Verweij EJ, Lopriore E
Eur J Pediatr 2023 Feb;182(2):489-500. Epub 2022 Dec 5 doi: 10.1007/s00431-022-04724-0. PMID: 36469119
Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn: Historical and Current State.
Jackson ME, Baker JM
Clin Lab Med 2021 Mar;41(1):133-151. Epub 2020 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.cll.2020.10.009. PMID: 33494881
Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn in the molecular era.
Fasano RM
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2016 Feb;21(1):28-34. Epub 2015 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2015.10.006. PMID: 26589360
Rhesus haemolytic disease.
Whittle MJ
Arch Dis Child 1992 Jan;67(1 Spec No):65-8. doi: 10.1136/adc.67.1_spec_no.65. PMID: 1536591Free PMC Article
Management of unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn.
Lee KS, Gartner LM
Semin Liver Dis 1983 Feb;3(1):52-64. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1040671. PMID: 6403991

Therapy

Management of unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn.
Lee KS, Gartner LM
Semin Liver Dis 1983 Feb;3(1):52-64. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1040671. PMID: 6403991
Rhesus haemolytic disease of the newborn and its prevention.
Clarke C
Br J Haematol 1982 Dec;52(4):525-35. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1982.tb03927.x. PMID: 6182898
The prevention of rhesus-isoimmunization.
Davey M
Clin Obstet Gynaecol 1979 Dec;6(3):509-30. PMID: 92385
The prevention of Rhesus haemolytic disease.
Finn R, Clarke CA
Bibl Haematol 1968;29:225-30. doi: 10.1159/000384609. PMID: 4178380
Prevention of rhesus iso-immunisation.
Clarke CA
Lancet 1968 Jul 6;2(7558):1-7. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(68)92885-7. PMID: 4172685

Prognosis

The rhesus incompatible pregnancy and its consequences for affected fetuses and neonates.
Tyndall C, Cuzzilla R, Kane SC
Transfus Apher Sci 2020 Oct;59(5):102948. Epub 2020 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2020.102948. PMID: 33008742
The burden and management of neonatal jaundice in Nigeria: A scoping review of the literature.
Olusanya BO, Osibanjo FB, Mabogunje CA, Slusher TM, Olowe SA
Niger J Clin Pract 2016 Jan-Feb;19(1):1-17. doi: 10.4103/1119-3077.173703. PMID: 26755212
Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn in the molecular era.
Fasano RM
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2016 Feb;21(1):28-34. Epub 2015 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2015.10.006. PMID: 26589360
Rhesus haemolytic disease.
Whittle MJ
Arch Dis Child 1992 Jan;67(1 Spec No):65-8. doi: 10.1136/adc.67.1_spec_no.65. PMID: 1536591Free PMC Article
A predictive nomogram for rhesus haemolytic disease of the newborn.
KNOX G
J Obstet Gynaecol Br Emp 1962 Aug;69:674-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1962.tb01259.x. PMID: 14457364

Clinical prediction guides

Management of pregnancies with anti-K alloantibodies and the predictive value of anti-K titration testing.
Vlachodimitropoulou E, Shehata N, Ryan G, Clarke G, Lieberman L
Lancet Haematol 2024 Nov;11(11):e873-e877. Epub 2024 Aug 26 doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(24)00239-4. PMID: 39208835
Neonatal and Obstetrical Outcomes of Pregnancies Complicated by Alloimmunization.
Bahr TM, Tweddell SM, Zalla JM, Dizon-Townson D, Ohls RK, Henry E, Ilstrup SJ, Kelley WE, Ling CY, Lindgren PC, O'Brien EA, Christensen RD
Pediatrics 2024 Jun 1;153(6) doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-064604. PMID: 38784990
Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn: rapid review of postnatal care and outcomes.
de Winter DP, Kaminski A, Tjoa ML, Oepkes D, Lopriore E
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2023 Oct 18;23(1):738. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-06061-y. PMID: 37853331Free PMC Article
Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn: systematic literature review of the antenatal landscape.
de Winter DP, Kaminski A, Tjoa ML, Oepkes D
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2023 Jan 7;23(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-05329-z. PMID: 36611144Free PMC Article
Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn in the molecular era.
Fasano RM
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2016 Feb;21(1):28-34. Epub 2015 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2015.10.006. PMID: 26589360

Recent systematic reviews

Standard Compared With Extended Red Blood Cell Antigen Matching for Prevention of Subsequent Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn: A Systematic Review.
Sugrue RP, Olsen J, Abi Antoun ME, Skalla LA, Cate J, James AH, Stonehill A, Watkins V, Telen MJ, Federspiel JJ
Obstet Gynecol 2024 Oct 1;144(4):444-453. Epub 2024 Aug 8 doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005701. PMID: 39116441Free PMC Article
Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn: systematic literature review of the antenatal landscape.
de Winter DP, Kaminski A, Tjoa ML, Oepkes D
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2023 Jan 7;23(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-05329-z. PMID: 36611144Free PMC Article
Risk factors for severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Olusanya BO, Osibanjo FB, Slusher TM
PLoS One 2015;10(2):e0117229. Epub 2015 Feb 12 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117229. PMID: 25675342Free PMC Article
Management and prevention of red cell alloimmunization in pregnancy: a systematic review.
Moise KJ Jr, Argoti PS
Obstet Gynecol 2012 Nov;120(5):1132-9. doi: 10.1097/aog.0b013e31826d7dc1. PMID: 23090532
Etiology of nonimmune hydrops fetalis: a systematic review.
Bellini C, Hennekam RC, Fulcheri E, Rutigliani M, Morcaldi G, Boccardo F, Bonioli E
Am J Med Genet A 2009 May;149A(5):844-51. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32655. PMID: 19334091

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