Anemia due to massive chronic foetomaternal hemorrhage

Citation
A. Manoura et al., Anemia due to massive chronic foetomaternal hemorrhage, HAEMATOLOGI, 29(4), 1999, pp. 319-321
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology
Journal title
HAEMATOLOGIA
ISSN journal
00176559 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
319 - 321
Database
ISI
SICI code
0017-6559(1999)29:4<319:ADTMCF>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We report a case of massive chronic foetomaternal hemorrhage. The labor cou rse was uncomplicated. The newborn presented with pallor, tachypnea, and mo derate hepatosplenomegaly. The initial hemoglobin was 6.5 g/dl. The Kleihau er-Betke stain on a maternal blood sample was 12%, which is equivalent to 5 40 ml of fetal blood in the maternal circulation. A clot in the umbilical v ein was demonstrated sonographically. The possible association of foetomate rnal hemorrhage with umbilical vein thrombosis is discussed.