Anti-c Antibodies Causing Neonatal Hyperbilirubinaemia - A Case Report

Sudhanshu Tiwari; Ankur  Rawat; Apoorv Saxena; Shikha Pandey

Sudhanshu Tiwari Department of Paediatrics, Military Hospital Jaipur, Jaipur, India.
Ankur Rawat Department of Paediatrics, Military Hospital Mathura, Mathura, India.
Apoorv Saxena Department of Paediatrics, Military Hospital Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, India.
Shikha Pandey Department of Ophthalmology, Military Hospital Jaipur, Jaipur, India.

Keywords: Minor Blood Group Incompatibility, Anti-c, Neonatal Hyperbilirubinaemia, Exchange Transfusion

Abstract

Haemolytic disease of a newbornis a heterogenous disease that ranges from jaundice to erythroblastosis foetalis and kernicterus. We present a case of a neonate who developed jaundice on day 3 of life which was progressive despite the use of intensive double surface phototherapy and finally required double volume exchange transfusion for management. The neonate was found to have minor blood group incompatibility. Anti-c antibodies were detected in the neonateâ€™s blood.

How to cite this article:
Tiwari S, Rawat A, Saxena A, Pandey S. Anti-c Antibodies Causing Neonatal Hyperbilirubinaemia - A Case Report. Postgrad J Pediatr Adol Med. 2022;1(2):24-25.

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