Fetomaternal Hemorrhage: Can We Use Hemoglobin Electrophoresis as a Diagnostic Tool?

Abstract

Fetomaternal hemorrhage (FMH) is usually detected by either the Kleihauer-Betke (KB) test or by 2 cytometry, the latter of which represents the gold standard of FMH diagnosis today. But what do we do when neither method is available? We present two cases of suspected FMH due to their characteristic signs and symptoms that were ultimately confirmed by hemoglobin electrophoresis (HE).

Keywords

Fetomaternal hemorrhage - Hemoglobin capillary electrophoresis - Fetomaternal transfusion

Publication History

Received: 15 September 2019

Accepted: 23 October 2019

Article published online:
16 December 2019

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