Silent Feto-Maternal Bleed as a Cause of Severe Neonatal Anemia
Journal Title: Journal of Pediatrics & Child Care - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Feto-maternal bleed is a common presentation during pregnancy that may have adverse consequences on the perinatal clinical course of the infant and mother alike. Anemia is a common presentation of an infant secondary to feto-maternal bleed. Large volume feto-maternal bleeds may lead to severe neonatal anemia in the absence of obvious maternal symptoms. Hence, a high index of suspicion must be maintained in the absence of other obvious causes of neonatal anemia. We describe a case of an infant with severe anemia secondary to a silent feto-maternal bleed associated with a normal appearing placenta on examination and the absence of obvious maternal symptoms.
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Sunil K. Jain
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- DOI 10.13188/2380-0534.1000017
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