Fetal anemia, current diagnosis and management

• Autor: Huertas Tacchino, Erasmo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2019
• Institución: Sociedad Peruana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
• Repositorio: Revista SPOG - Revista Peruana de Ginecología y Obstetricia
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.spog:article/2211
• Enlace del recurso: http://www.spog.org.pe/web/revista/index.php/RPGO/article/view/2211
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto

Fetal anemia is a rare condition that can be potentially lethal to the fetus, unless timely diagnosis and management take place. Etiology varies from autoimmune (Rh isoimmunization) to infectious (parvovirus B19) disorders, hemoglobinopathies, fetal-maternal hemorrhage and complications of monochorionic pregnancies. Diagnosis may be by invasive (cordocentesis) or non-invasive (medial cerebral artery peak systolic velocity – MCA-PSV) methods, although the latter is preferred. Treatment consisting in intrauterine transfusion achieves a survival of up to 90% without neurological sequelae. This article reviews the definition, classification, etiology, diagnosis and updated management of fetal anemia.