Equine neonatal isoerythrolysis

Question 1

How is isoerythrolysis characterized?

Answer 1

Is characterized by the destruction of a foalás red blood cell by alloantibodies of the maternal origin,

Question 2

What is the age of the foals that present isoerythrolysis?

Answer 2

Foals less than 7 days of age and typically cases present a 2-3 days of age

Question 3

Clinical signs in a foal with isoerythrolysis are

Answer 3

Mucuous membranes may appear icteric

Question 4

These are the most common erythrocyte antigens implicated in NI

Answer 4

Aa and Qa

Question 5

Donkeys have a unic RBC antigen

Answer 5

Donkey factor

Question 6

The three things that must be present for a foal to develop NI are

Answer 6

Neonatal RBC inherited from the sire
Mare has developed antibodies
Neonatal ingestion of calostrum

Question 7

Clinical signs in a foal with isoerythrolysis neonatal

Answer 7

Tachycardia
Tachypnea
Icterus
Disnea
Letargy

Question 8

Diagnosis of the isoerythrolysis neonatal

Answer 8

Jaundice foal agglutination test

Question 9

Less of this PCV is indicated to perform a blood transfusion

Answer 9

12%