Erythrocytes obtained from patients who manifest autoimmune hemolytic anemia can be divided into at least three categories by the nature of their protein coats as determined by direct antiglobulin (Coombs) test: IgG alone, IgG and complement (C), C alone. IgG antibodies were detected by direct Coombs Test at 4#{176}Cbut not at 37#{176}Cin patients of type 3 A.H.A. Experiments at 4, 10, 15, 20, ...

hyperbilirubinemia is a common problem in neonates and causes serious complications. thus, serial measurements of bilirubin should be done. this assessment is done through two methods of laboratory measurement in serum sample and transcutaneous bilirubinometer. this descriptive study compared transcutaneous bilirubin assessment and laboratory serum bilirubin. bilirubin level was assessed among ...

Newborn infants with maternal-fetal ABO incompatibility are at a greater risk for developing subsequent significant hyperbilirubinemia, and therefore, prediction of probable risk factors, such as the degree of hemolysis, gains importance. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of fetal-neonatal blood group on the severity of hemolysis and jaundice due to maternal-fetal ABO incompatibili...

A 15-month-old male baby of Chinese ethnicity was brought by his parents to the emergency department of our hospital with lethargy and yellowish discoloration of eyes, noticed for ;24 hours. On examination, the baby was pale and icteric. Blood tests revealed a low hemoglobin of 50 g/L, mild neutrophilia, and normal platelet count. A blood film examination showed normocytic normochromic red cell...

A 55-year-old female with a history of psychosis and rheumatoid arthritis was admitted to the hospital for fatigue and dizziness. At admission, macrocytic anemia, high serum lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH) and gastrin concentrations, decreased serum vitamin B12 concentration, with macroovalocytes and poikilocytes in peripheral blood smear suggested the diagnosis of pernicious anemia. Indirect a...

T PRESENT, corticosteroids and splenectomy constitute the main forms of therapy in autoimmune hemolytic anemia. In general, the patient is given a large dose of prednisone for a short period until the hemolytic process aI)ates, then the dose of corticosteroid is reduced to the minimum (lose which controls the disease.’ If this maintenance dose for tile individual patient is too high to permit p...

T PRESENT, corticosteroids and splenectomy constitute the main forms of therapy in autoimmune hemolytic anemia. In general, the patient is given a large dose of prednisone for a short period until the hemolytic process aI)ates, then the dose of corticosteroid is reduced to the minimum (lose which controls the disease.’ If this maintenance dose for tile individual patient is too high to permit p...

T PRESENT, corticosteroids and splenectomy constitute the main forms of therapy in autoimmune hemolytic anemia. In general, the patient is given a large dose of prednisone for a short period until the hemolytic process aI)ates, then the dose of corticosteroid is reduced to the minimum (lose which controls the disease.’ If this maintenance dose for tile individual patient is too high to permit p...