Neonatal Anti-Kell Isoimmune Hemolytic Disease with Spherocytes

Senior Lecturer Paul Merlob Department of Neonatology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva; Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel

Prof Salomon H. Reisner Department of Neonatology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva; Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel

Prof Rina Zaizov Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tiqva; Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel

Abstract

Two infants with hemolytic disease of the newborn due to Kell incompatibility are described. The peripheral blood smears revealed many spherocytes. This important hematologic sign in a neonate suggests not only ABO incompatibility, hereditary spherocytosis, or G6PD deficiency, but also the possibility of Kell incompatibility.

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