Disease or Syndrome
rh isoimmunization
Subclass of:
Blood Group Incompatibility; Antigen-Antibody Reactions
Definitions related to rh isoimmunization:
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (rhesus isoimmunization) The mother develops antibodies against red blood cell Rhesus antigens. This may lead to potential fetal adverse outcomes such as anemia.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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