Term Name:	hemolytic disease of the fetus
Synonyms:	alloimmune HDFN, EF - Erythroblastosis foetalis, erythroblastosis fetalis, fetal erythroblastosis, Haemolytic disease due to rhesus isoimmunisation, Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn, rhesus isoimmunisation of the newborn
Definition:	A microcytic anemia that is characterized by Rho(D) incompatibility, which may develop when a woman with Rh-negative blood is impregnated by an individual with Rh-positive blood and conceives a fetus with Rh-positive blood, sometimes resulting in hemolysis.
Ontology:	Human Disease [DOID:1098]   ( DOID:1098 )