Treatment of the already affected infant depends on the severity of the condition. Full recovery is expected for mild Rh incompatibility. Both hydrops fetalis and kernicterus represent extreme conditions caused by hemolysis . Both have guarded outcomes. Kernicterus is more amenable to treatment with immediate post-delivery exchange transfusions and phototherapy often sufficient to prevent the neurological damage.
Hydrops fetalis has a high mortality rate.
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