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Chapter 6 - Rhesus Disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2023

Edited by
Zarko Alfirevic ,
Seshadri Suresh  and
Jonathan Hyett
Zarko Alfirevic
Affiliation:
Liverpool Women's Hospital
Seshadri Suresh
Affiliation:
Mediscan, Chennai
Jonathan Hyett
Affiliation:
Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
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Summary

This chapter covers definitions, possible presentations and investigations in cases of Rhesus incompatibility. Subsequent management is divided into plans for cases without history of immune disease, those with history of immune disease and management of fetuses with raised middle cerebral artery Doppler and those with ascites.

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Fetal Medicine
An Illustrated Textbook
 , pp. 273 - 281
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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Mari, G. Middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity for the diagnosis of fetal anemia: the untold story. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2005;25(4):323–330.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Ree, IMC, Smits-Wintjens, VEHJ, van der Bom, JG, et al. Neonatal management and outcome in alloimmune hemolytic disease. Expert Rev Hematol 2017;10(7):607–616.Google Scholar

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