Anemia due to massive chronic foetomaternal hemorrhage

Haematologia (Budap). 1999;29(4):319-21.

Abstract

We report a case of massive chronic foetomaternal hemorrhage. The labor course was uncomplicated. The newborn presented with pallor. tachypnea, and moderate hepatosplenomegaly. The initial hemoglobin was 6.5 g/dl. The Kleihauer-Betke stain on a maternal blood sample was 12%, which is equivalent to 540 ml of fetal blood in the maternal circulation. A clot in the umbilical vein was demonstrated sonographically. The possible association of foetomaternal hemorrhage with umbilical vein thrombosis is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anemia / etiology*
  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Fetomaternal Transfusion / complications*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Ultrasonography
  • Umbilical Veins
  • Venous Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging