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Which condition causes jaundice and greening of teeth in infants surviving hemolytic disease?

  1. Erythropoietic porphyria
  2. Sickle cell anemia
  3. Erythroblastosis fetalis
  4. Pernicious anemia
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Correct answer: C. Erythroblastosis fetalis

Erythroblastosis fetalis causes massive RBC lysis. Surviving infants develop hyperbilirubinemia, causing skin jaundice and intrinsic green/brown tooth staining from bilirubin incorporation into developing enamel and dentin. This is a key oral manifestation of hemolytic disease of the newborn.

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