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Hemolytic disease of newborn

Hemolytic disease of newborn

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Hemolytic disease of the newborn describes a condition where a newborn baby's blood cells are destroyed by the mother's antibodies that have crossed the placenta into the baby's circulation. The symptoms can range from mild to severe.

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33 years experience

Is a type of:

Newborn and infant diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

Body locations

Baby / fetus

Symptoms

Enlarged liver and spleen

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Hemolytic disease of newborn
Vasopressors
Steroids
Antihistamine
Rhogam

Other treatments

Light therapy

Tests

Reticulocyte count
Bilirubin
Complete blood count

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