Rhesus Hemolytic Disease of the NewbornNCIt concept
Preferred Label : Rhesus Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn;
NCIt synonyms : RhD Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn; Erythroblastosis Fetalis, Rh Disease; Rhesus D Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn; Rhesus Disease; RhD HDN;
NCIt definition : A disorder caused when there is a Rh-factor blood-type incompatibility between the
mother and fetus, and the mother's immune system forms antibodies that attack the
red blood cells of her unborn child. This disorder can only occur if the mother is
Rh-negative and the fetus is Rh-positive.;
Alternative definition : NICHD: A condition of the newborn characterized by the destruction of red blood cells
initiated by the transmission of antibodies from a mother to the child via the placenta
against Rhesus blood group system antigens, which include C, c, D, E, and e.;