Suria A A, Nurasyikin Y, Adibah A G, Cheah F C, Leong C F
Departments of Diagnostic and Laboratory Services and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Departments of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Clin Ter. 2014;165(3):151-4. doi: 10.7417/CT.2014.1714.
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.
