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[A case of severe hemolytic disease of the newborn due to anti-Dia antibody].
The Korean journal of laboratory medicine - 1 Oct 2007
Lee Sun Min, Im Sun Ju, Park Su Eun, Lee Eun Yup, Kim Hyung Hoi
Abstract excerpt
Here we report a severe case of hemolytic anemia of the newborn with kernicterus caused by anti-Di(a) antibody. A full term male infant was transferred due to hyperbilirubinemia on the third day of life. Despite single phototherapy, the baby's total bilirubin had elevated to 30.1 mg/dL. After exchange transfusion, total bilirubin decreased to 11.45 mg/dL. The direct antiglobulin test on the infant's red cells was...
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