hemolytic disease of the fetus

Term ID

DOID:1098

Synonyms

• alloimmune HDFN
• EF - Erythroblastosis foetalis
• erythroblastosis fetalis
• fetal erythroblastosis
• Haemolytic disease due to rhesus isoimmunisation
• Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn
• rhesus isoimmunisation of the newborn

Definition

A microcytic anemia that is characterized by Rho(D) incompatibility, which may develop when a woman with Rh-negative blood is impregnated by an individual with Rh-positive blood and conceives a fetus with Rh-positive blood, sometimes resulting in hemolysis. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557423/

References

• ICD10CM:P55
• ICD9CM:773
• MESH:D004899
• NCI:C101304
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:111468003
• UMLS_CUI:C0014761

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:1098 )