Clinical response to therapeutic plasmapheresis and intravenous immunoglobulin in pregnancies complicated by alloimmunization despite persistently high titers: Report of two cases

Key Clinical Message Plasmapheresis and IVIG use in cases of alloimmunization during pregnancy are effective strategies when severe early fetal anemia is anticipated. Despite no change in antibody titer levels before and after plasmapheresis, clinical response was observed in both fetuses, and both...

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Published in:	Clinical Case Reports
Main Authors:	Nedaa Bahkali, Ebtihal Alhawsawi, Kholoud Althakafi, Kholoud Arab, Almotasimbellah Rayes, Maha A. Badawi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2023-11-01
Subjects:	alloimmunization antibody titer case report hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn plasmapheresis
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8209

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