SEVERE ANEMIA DUE TO KELL ALLOIMMUNIZATION

Authors
GIANNACOPOULOU C RELAKIS K KALMANTI M
Citation
C. Giannacopoulou et al., SEVERE ANEMIA DUE TO KELL ALLOIMMUNIZATION, Haematologia, 28(3), 1997, pp. 173-175
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology
Journal title
Haematologia → ACNP
ISSN journal
00176559
Volume
28
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
173 - 175
Database
ISI
SICI code
0017-6559(1997)28:3<173:SADTKA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
A case of alloimmunization in pregnancy caused by antibody to Kell red blood cell antigen is described. The baby was born prematurely with s evere anaemia (HB 3g/dL). He was the 5th child of the family. The moth er, who was found blood group 0, Rh D positive, received at the age of 18 years a blood transfusion. This case emphasizes the importance of serological screening for low frequency red cell antigens, particularl y in the case of a positive indirect Coomb's test in Rh positive pregn ant mothers.