Question

An Rh-positive male gets married to an Rh-negative female. During their second pregnancy, which of the following events would be observed?

• A. Rh incompatibility disease
• B. Erythroblastosis foetalis
• C. Muscular dystrophy
• D. Both $\left(A\right)$ and $\left(B\right)$

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Erythroblastosis fetalis classically results from Rh incompatibility, which may develop when a woman with Rh-negative blood is impregnated by a man with Rh-positive blood and conceives a fetus with Rh-positive blood, sometimes resulting in hemolysis.