Hemolytic symptoms of the newborn

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Suffering from hemolytic disease of the newborn baby will appear a variety of symptoms, mainly for jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly, anemia and so on. The progress of mild symptoms is slow, and the influence of general condition is small; Serious disease progress quickly, appear drowsiness, anorexia, and even bilirubin encephalopathy or death. Now let's talk about the symptoms of neonatal hemolysis

Hemolytic symptoms of the newborn

1. Jaundice: the bilirubin decomposed from the destruction of red blood cells is yellow, which can be distributed in the whole body of the human body, making the color of the body tissues yellow. Because the skin and sclera are located on the surface of the body, the yellowing is the most obvious, that is, jaundice. Most newborns will have jaundice after birth, but when jaundice appears too early, develops too fast, or the blood bilirubin level is too high, we should pay attention to the possibility of hemolysis.

2. Hepatosplenomegaly has no obvious enlargement in mild cases, but in severe cases of hemolysis, fetal edema and obvious enlargement of liver and spleen may appear, which is more common in RH hemolytic disease.

3. Bilirubin encephalopathy when the blood bilirubin level is too high, it will damage brain cells and cause bilirubin encephalopathy, which is the most serious complication of hemolytic disease. It usually occurs 2-7 days after delivery, with jaundice aggravating and nervous system symptoms, such as drowsiness, feeding difficulty, gaze, convulsion, etc. If not treated in time, it may lead to death or have motor dysfunction, mental retardation and other sequelae

matters needing attention

Hemolytic disease of the newborn is a kind of passive immune disease caused by the reaction of antigen and antibody between the mother and the fetus, resulting in the destruction of fetal red blood cells. The blood group incompatibility mainly refers to RH system and ABO system.