"Rh Isoimmunization" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The process by which fetal Rh+ erythrocytes enter the circulation of an Rh- mother, causing her to produce IMMUNOGLOBULIN G antibodies, which can cross the placenta and destroy the erythrocytes of Rh+ fetuses. Rh isoimmunization can also be caused by BLOOD TRANSFUSION with mismatched blood.
| Descriptor ID |
D012203
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G09.188.114.750 G12.122.780 G12.186.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Rh Isoimmunization- Rh Isoimmunization
- Isoimmunization, Rh
- Isoimmunizations, Rh
- Rh Isoimmunizations
- Isoimmunization, Rhesus
- Isoimmunizations, Rhesus
- Rhesus Isoimmunization
- Rhesus Isoimmunizations
Rh Sensitization- Rh Sensitization
- Rh Sensitizations
- Sensitization, Rh
- Sensitizations, Rh
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rh Isoimmunization" by people in Profiles.
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Peedin AR, Mazepa MA, Park YA, Weimer ET, Schmitz JL, Raval JS. Two cases of asymptomatic massive fetomaternal hemorrhage. Transfus Apher Sci. 2015 Apr; 52(2):208-10.
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Karp JK, Ness PM. Acute renal failure with hemolysis in a D-mismatched transfusion recipient treated with RhIG. Transfusion. 2009 Jun; 49(6):1269; author reply 1269-70.
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Pereira L, Jenkins TM, Berghella V. Conventional management of maternal red cell alloimmunization compared with management by Doppler assessment of middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Oct; 189(4):1002-6.