ABO incompatibility and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency presenting as Hydrops Foetalis

Clin Ter. 2014;165(3):151-4. doi: 10.7417/CT.2014.1714.

Abstract

ABO incompatibility and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency G6PD are common haematological problems affecting the newborn. The resulting haemolytic disease of foetus and newborn (HDFN) caused by either of these pathologies generally follows a benign course. It is typically characterized by mild jaundice without significant anaemia. ABO incompatibility alone as a cause of foetal hydrops is extremely rare. We report a case of a newborn baby girl with an anti-B isoimmunisation and G6PD deficiency manifesting with hydrops foetalis, anaemia and hyperbilirubinaemia, born to a mother with blood group O.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anemia / etiology
  • Blood Group Incompatibility*
  • Female
  • Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Hydrops Fetalis / diagnostic imaging
  • Hydrops Fetalis / etiology*
  • Hyperbilirubinemia / etiology
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Pregnancy
  • Ultrasonography