ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS IN HEMOLYTIC DISEASE OF THE NEWBORN

Abstract

Blood smears of 27 cases of hemolytic disease of the newborn were studied intensively for erythrophagocytes. In 25 cases, the smears were positive for this phenomenon. In a control series of 30 normal newborn infants, these cells were not found. Prolonged search and optimum magnification of the smears were important factors in determining the presence or absence of erythrophagocytes in the cases under study.