Date of Presentation
5-5-2022 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
The Direct Antigen Test (DAT) is used to find out if a newborn has maternally-produced antibodies against the newborn’s red blood cells. We discuss the case of a term newborn male with an O+ blood type born to a mother whose blood type is A+. As a part of routine screening, DAT of umbilical cord blood was obtained, which resulted positive. While the neonate had jaundice, the overall clinical picture pointed more toward neonatal physiological jaundice rather than a potential hemolytic anemia expected with a positive DAT. This discrepancy prompted us to review literature to explain our findings.
Keywords
Jaundice, Newborn Infant, Neonate, Neonatal Screening, Direct Antigen Test, Case Reports
Disciplines
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities | Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Pediatrics
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Commons, Diagnosis Commons, Obstetrics and Gynecology Commons, Pediatrics Commons
Paradoxical DAT in a Term Newborn with Physiological Jaundice
The Direct Antigen Test (DAT) is used to find out if a newborn has maternally-produced antibodies against the newborn’s red blood cells. We discuss the case of a term newborn male with an O+ blood type born to a mother whose blood type is A+. As a part of routine screening, DAT of umbilical cord blood was obtained, which resulted positive. While the neonate had jaundice, the overall clinical picture pointed more toward neonatal physiological jaundice rather than a potential hemolytic anemia expected with a positive DAT. This discrepancy prompted us to review literature to explain our findings.