All issues > Volume 29(2); 1986

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1986;29(2):203-208. Published online February 28, 1986.

Two Cases of Hemolytic Disease of Newborn due to Anti-E.

Se Won Park¹, Young Sun Kim¹, Jung Hwan Choi¹, Hyo Seop Ahn¹, Chong Ku Yun¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University

Abstract

Isoimmune hemolytic disease of the newborn is a disease which is caused by maternal sensitization to one of the fetal blood factors. This report presented two esses of isoimmune hemolytic disease due to anti-E in 2 male newborns who were admitted to Seoul University Hospital because of jaundice. Antibody screening and antibody identification tests were made which revealed anti-E antibody in both cases. One case was treated with one time of exchange transfusion and phototherapy and the other one with only phototherapy. So jaundice was improved in both cases.

Keywords :Isoimmune hemolytic disease; Anti-E antibody, Jaundice.