All issues > Volume 31(2); 1988

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1988;31(2):196-201. Published online February 28, 1988.

Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia due to ABO Incompatibility.

Kyung Ha Ryu¹, Hye Ran Byun¹, Soon Hee Kim¹, Keun Lee¹, Moon Ja Kim²

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Pediatrics, In Cheon Red Cross Hospital

Received: September 23, 1987;

Abstract

Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia due to ABO Incompatibility was contributed to Kemicterus in our country. We studied the difference between ABO compatible group and incompatible group, such as, day of appearance of Hyperbilirubinemia, tendency of bilirubin concentration change, reticulocyte, hemoglo- bin, and duration of Hyperbilirubinemia. As a result, clinical symptoms were more severe in incom- patible group rather than compatible group. And so, we stress to early diagnosis and treatment of hyperbilirubinemia due to ABO incompatibil- ity for preventing Kemicterus.

Keywords :ABO incompatibility, Kemicterus