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What is erythroblastosis feotalis? |
| Answer» Erythroblastosis fetalis\xa0is hemolytic anemia in the fetus (or neonate, as\xa0erythroblastosis\xa0neonatorum) caused by transplacental transmission of maternal antibodies to fetal red blood cells. The disorder usually results from incompatibility between maternal and fetal blood groups, often Rho(D) antigens.\xa0Erythroblastosis fetalis, also called hemolytic disease of the newborn, type of anemia in which the red blood cells (erythrocytes) of a fetus are destroyed in a maternal immune reaction resulting from a blood group incompatibility between the fetus and its mother. | |