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Neonatal Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia

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ABO Incompatibility<br />

This This is a hemolytic disease caused by a<br />

reaction of maternal anti-A anti A or anti-B anti B<br />

antibodies with fetal A or B antigens<br />

Usually Usually milder than Rh<br />

Almost Almost exclusively in type O mothers<br />

Jaundice Jaundice appears at 24-72 24 72 hours<br />

Half Half of infants with a positive Coombs show<br />

hemolysis and some with a negative Coombs<br />

have hemolysis

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