Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi 2018 , Vol 61 , Num 1-2
Immune hydrops fetalis due to anti-Kell antibodies: Report of two cases
Yağmur Ünsal *1 ,Davut Bozkaya *2 ,Kısmet Çıkı *1 ,Murat Yurdakök *3
1 Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Pediatri Araştırma Görevlisi, Ankara
2 Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Pediatri Uzmanı, Ankara
3 Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Pediatri Profesörü, Ankara
Ünsal Y, Bozkaya D, Çıkı K, Yurdakök M. (Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey). Immune hydrops fetalis due to anti-Kell antibodies: Report of two cases. Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Dergisi 2018; 61: 19-22.

The most common cause of immune hydrops fetalis is Rhesus immunization. Due to closely monitored pregnancies and anti-D immune prophylaxis during pregnancy in developed countries, the frequency of hydrops fetalis secondary to Rh immunization has decreased and subgroup incompatibility has gained importance. Kell subgroup is the most common subgroup and anti-Kell antibodies are one of the common causes of fetal and neonatal immune hydrops and anemia. This paper will be presenting two cases of immune hydrops fetalis caused by Kell subgroup incompatibility. Anahtar Kelimeler : newborn, Kell subgroup, hydrops fetalis

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