Efficacy of Intravenous Immunoglobulin/Exchange Transfusion Therapy on Gestational Alloimmune Liver Disease

• Main Authors: Pai-Jui Yeh (Author), Shiu-Feng Huang (Author), Ming-Chou Chiang (Author), Chao-Jan Wang (Author), Ming-Wei Lai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Gestational alloimmune liver disease (GALD) is a rare but critical cause of neonatal liver failure. After discovering the maternal-fetal alloimmune mechanism, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) with or without exchange transfusion (ET) has gradually replaced antioxidant cocktails as the f...