Hemolytic disease of the newborn

Hemolytic disease of the newborn, also called eritroblastosis neonatorum, a condition in which red blood cells destroy the antibodies from the mother's blood, which are passed through the placenta (placenta).Hemolytic disease starts in fetuses in whom the disease is called eritroblastosis fetalis.

In many cases, severe hemolytic disease occurs when the fetus is Rh positive and the mother Rh negative blood. Fetal blood is positive, because it is inherited from the father, and inherited dominantly. Creating maternal antibody response to mismatched (intolerable) blood. These antibodies cross the placenta into the fetal bloodstream where coat and destroy the red blood cells of the fetus. Sometimes it other types of blood intolerance. This is the case when a mother has blood group 0, a fetus A or B. Among the rare intolerance are Kell and Duffy blood group. Severe anemia (anemia) resulting in hemolytic disease of the newborn is treated like other anemia. Doctor monitored and the possible occurrence of jaundice, which is common because the hemoglobin from destroyed red blood cells into a bright yellow pigment called bilirubin. If the bilirubin in the body created faster than it can be excreted by the liver baby's skin turns yellow (jaundice or jaundice). Jaundice is easily treated by exposure to blue light, child, rarely, in the most severe cases can lead to brain damage