Case Report

Successful Management of the Fetal Severe Anemia Associated with Jra Alloimmunization by Intrauterine Transfusion of Jr(a+) Red Blood Cells

Table 2

Theclinical details and outcomes of the reported cases of Jra alloimmunization, including the present case.

CaseGA at first PUBS or IUT (weeks)MCA-PSV at first PUBS (MoM)Hb (g/dL)/Hct (%)/T-bil (mg/dL) at first PUBSNumber of IUTsType of blood transfusionGA at birth (weeks)Interval between the last IUT and birth (weeks)Hydrops fetalisHb (g/dL)/Hct (%)/T-bil (mg/dL) at birthMaximum anti-Jra titerNeonatal transfusionNeonatal outcome

Cases with IUT (n = 6)ā€‰

Present case30>1.553.5/ 9.9/ N/A2Jr(a+)355-9.2/ 28.4/ 1.7512+Alive
Case 2 (unrelated)29>1.555.3/ 15.7/ 1.41Jr(a-)378-9.4/ 29.0/ 1.1256-Alive
Ishihara et al. [11]30>1.553.5/ 7.9/ 1.04Jr(a-)351+7.2/ N/A/ 1.0512+Alive
Fujita et al. [4]30>1.58.5/ 26.8/ N/A1Jr(a-)377-11.8/ 35.4/ 2.0512-Alive
Aikou et al. [12]30>1.55.4/ 15.7/ 2.31Jr(a-)388-10.8/ 31.8/ 2.132-Alive
Yahara et al. [13]27N/A3.4/ 11.4/ 1.92Jr(a-)376+12.2/ 37.0/ 1.016-Alive

Cases without IUT (n = 4)

Sasamoto et al. [14]---0-33--8.2/ 25.4/ 0.91024-Alive
Peyrard et al. [10]---0-36-+6.4/ N/A/ 2.51024+Neonatal death
Endo et al. [7]---0-37--8.4/ 25.8/ 1.9256-Alive
Masumoto et al. [9]---0-37--11.5/ N/A/ N/A64-Alive

GA: gestational age; Hb: hemoglobin; Hct: hematocrit; PUBS: percutaneous umbilical cord blood sampling; IUT: intrauterine transfusion; T-bil: total bilirubin; N/A: not available. Case 2 is unrelated to ours. The clinical data of case 2 was provided by the Department of Fetal-Maternal Medicine, Nagara Medical Center.