Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment of pregnant patients with recurrent pregnancy loss caused by antiphospholipid antibodies and Rh immunization

Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment of pregnant patients with recurrent pregnancy loss caused by antiphospholipid antibodies and Rh immunization

A patient with antiphospholipid antibodies and nine consecutive fetal deaths and a severely Rh-immunized woman with one previous live birth and seven fetal/neonatal deaths achieved live births after antepartum administration of intravenous immunoglobulin. This agent shows promise as a new treatment...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 1988-11, Vol.159 (5), p.1055-1056
Hauptverfasser: Scott, James R., Branch, D.Ware, Kochenour, Neil K., Ward, Kenneth
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Antibodies - physiology
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Fetal Death - etiology
Fetal Death - prevention & control
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Immunization, Passive
Immunoglobulin
Injections, Intravenous
lupus anticoagulant
Management. Prenatal diagnosis
Medical sciences
Phospholipids - immunology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta
Rh immunization
Rh Isoimmunization - complications
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Zusammenfassung:A patient with antiphospholipid antibodies and nine consecutive fetal deaths and a severely Rh-immunized woman with one previous live birth and seven fetal/neonatal deaths achieved live births after antepartum administration of intravenous immunoglobulin. This agent shows promise as a new treatment for patients with previous repetitive fetal deaths from immunologic causes.
ISSN:0002-9378
1097-6868
DOI:10.1016/0002-9378(88)90411-5