Successful treatment of severe Rh iso-immunization with immunosuppression and plasmapheresis

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dc.contributor.authorOdendaal H.J.
dc.contributor.authorTribe R.
dc.contributor.authorKriel C.J.
dc.contributor.authorMeyer M.
dc.contributor.authorThom J.C.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:18:21Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:18:21Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.description.abstractNine patients with severe Rh iso-immunization were treated by plasma exchange combined with immunosuppression. Apart from 3 abortions, previous pregnancy losses consisted of 7 intra-uterine and 5 neonatal deaths. Only 2 patients had had no previous pregnancy loss. Differences in the optical density of the amniotic fluid of 8 patients fell into the upper Liley zone. There was one intra-uterine death due to abruptio placentae but no neonatal deaths. When the outcome of the pregnancy immediately preceding the treatment pregnancy was compared to the treatment pregnancy, the fetal loss was reduced from 6 to 1. No adverse fetal effects were encountered.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationVox Sanguinis
dc.identifier.citation60
dc.identifier.citation3
dc.identifier.issn00429007
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/14617
dc.subjectazathioprine
dc.subjectprednisone
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectclinical article
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectplasmapheresis
dc.subjectpregnancy
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectrhesus isoimmunization
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectCombined Modality Therapy
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectImmunosuppression
dc.subjectPlasmapheresis
dc.subjectPregnancy
dc.subjectRh Isoimmunization
dc.subjectSeverity of Illness Index
dc.titleSuccessful treatment of severe Rh iso-immunization with immunosuppression and plasmapheresis
dc.typeArticle
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