Patient's question:
When my sister gave birth, the baby had multiple cases of ABO hemolysis. She was hospitalized in a regular hospital for treatment, and they said it was ABO hemolysis with anti-B. Neither of us knew what was going on. What does this mean! I want to ask the doctor, how to deal with ABO hemolysis with anti-B? What does this actually mean? Who can help me clarify this? Thank you very much!Doctor's answer:
Neonatal ABO hemolytic disease is a type of hemolytic disease in newborns caused by a mismatch in ABO blood types between mother and child. Your child should have type B blood, while you are type O. The main clinical manifestation is the child experiencing severe jaundice multiple times. The best way to treat this disease is to continuously implement phototherapy, which requires the use of gamma globulin for treatment. If there is no change or an increase after these treatments, then treatment is needed, which carries a high risk.