Re: Isoimmunization

From: Wolfgang Moroder (womorode@tin.it)
Mon Mar 15 15:05:11 1999


>Dear Natalie
>
>Very important that this pregnancy is managed by someone experienced in
>prenatal hemolytic disease. It may not need any intervention (depends
>on partner's blood group) but may come to fetal intrauterine
>transfusions, so get a specialist involved soon.
>
>Failure of anti D prophylaxis is quite common. I see and treat many
>patients from this category
>
>--
>Ross Welch

Dear Dr. Welch I am rather surprised hearing from you of a high failure rate of anti D prophylaxis. In my experience I do not know of any case of prophylaxis failure although we do see only 2-4 cases of isoimmunization for Rhesus factor a year, but parity in our region is rather low. We give Rh antibodies after every miscarriage, delivery or invasive procedure and we regularly perform a ind. Coombs Test after 24 h and if it is negative we repeat the prophylaxis with an othe shot.

Best regards Wolfgang Moroder

--
Dr. Wolfgang Moroder
Director
Department of Prenatal Medicine
Bolzano General Hospital
Via Boehler, 5
I-39100 Bolzano BZ Italy



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