1932 DIAMOND, Louis Klein (1902 – 1999); BLACKFAN, Kenneth Daniel (1883 – 1941); BATY, James M.

Erythroblastosis fetalis and its association with universal edema of the fetus, icterus gravis neonatorum and anemia of the newborn.

The authors described and named this syndrome/illness of newborns for the first time, including pathological findings, clinical data, lab abnormalities, presentation and course of illness. Order of authorship in the o…

GMN 14087 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16398

1938 DARROW, Ruth Renter (1895 – 1956)

Icterus gravis (erythroblastosis) neonatorum.

Darrow was the first to identify the cause of hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN). Three years prior to the discovery of antibodies against the Rh antigen, Darrow correctly hypothesized that the disease was caused …

GMN 14088 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16399

1939 LEVINE, Philip (1900 – 1987); STETSON, Rufus Edwin (1914 – 1967)

An unusual case of intra-group agglutination.

Discovery of the Rh antigen.

GMN 912.1 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/1074

1941 LEVINE, Philip (1900 – 1987); ET AL

The rôle of iso-immunization in the pathogenesis of erythroblastosis fetalis.

Erythroblastosis fetalis due to rhesus incompatibility (Rh disease) between mother and child. With L. Burnham, E. M. Katzin, and P. Vogel.

GMN 3100 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/3796

1948 DIAMOND, Louis Klein (1902 – 1999)

Replacement transfusion as a treatment for erythroblastosis fetalis.

Exchange transfusion.

GMN 3107.1 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/3816

1973 ZIMMERMAN, David R.

Rh: The intimate history of a disease and its conquest.

GMN 14089 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16400