| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:1098 |
| Name | hemolytic disease of the fetus |
| Definition | A microcytic anemia that is characterized by Rho(D) incompatibility, which may develop when a woman with Rh-negative blood is impregnated by an individual with Rh-positive blood and conceives a fetus with Rh-positive blood, sometimes resulting in hemolysis. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557423/ |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:111468003 |
| Subsets |
NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
alloimmune HDFN [EXACT] EF - Erythroblastosis foetalis [EXACT] erythroblastosis fetalis [EXACT] fetal erythroblastosis [EXACT] Haemolytic disease due to rhesus isoimmunisation [EXACT] Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn [EXACT] rhesus isoimmunisation of the newborn [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships |
is_a microcytic anemia |