Efficacy of Intravenous Immunoglobulin/Exchange Transfusion Therapy on Gestational Alloimmune Liver Disease

Efficacy of Intravenous Immunoglobulin/Exchange Transfusion Therapy on Gestational Alloimmune Liver Disease

Background: Gestational alloimmune liver disease (GALD) is a rare but critical cause of neonatal liver failure. After discovering the maternal–fetal alloimmune mechanism, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) with or without exchange transfusion (ET) has gradually replaced antioxidant cocktails as the f...

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Main Authors: Pai-Jui Yeh, Shiu-Feng Huang, Ming-Chou Chiang, Chao-Jan Wang, Ming-Wei Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
gestational alloimmune liver disease
intravenous immunoglobulin
neonatal hemochromatosis
hyperbilirubinemia
neonatal liver failure
exchange transfusion
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.680730/full

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