Acute non-immunologic hemolytic transfusion reaction due to intravenous dextrose infusion

Hemolytic transfusion reaction due to anti-A.

Hemolytic transfusion reaction due to anti-IH.

BACKGROUND Anti-IH is usually a clinically insignificant antibody that may complicate a serologic workup. However, it can occasionally cause hemolysis. We report a rare case of acute hemolysis caused by anti-IH. CASE REPORT A 60-year-old man with a long history of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia and anemia, blood group A, D+ was found to have an unidentified antibody on serologic workup. He r...

Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction due to anti-Jk(a).

BACKGROUND Kidd antibodies are very heterogeneous and difficult to detect. They have been frequently implicated in delayed hemolytic transfusion reactions (DHTRs). CASE REPORT A 64 year old female (6 pregnancies, 2 deliveries, 4 abortions) with none red cell (RBC) transfusions in the history was admitted to hospital due to pneumonia and severe anemia. On admittance hemoglobin (Hb) level was 6...

A case of acute hemolytic transfusion reaction due to anti-Dia antibody -A case report-

Many medical institutions in Korea have recently been performing an antibody screening test as one of the essential elements of a pre-transfusion test. The Di(a) antigen is well known as one of the antigens with low incidence among Caucasians; however, it has been discovered with a relatively higher incidence among Mongoloid populations. The frequency of the Di(a) antigen among the Korean popul...

An acute haemolytic transfusion reaction due to anti-Jk.

1 U.O. Centro Trasfusionale e di Immunoematologia, Dip. di Medicina Rigenerativa, Fond. Osp. Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Ist. di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy 2 Education Services, Immucor Inc., Norcross, GA, USA 3 U.O. Medicina Interna II, Fond. Osp. Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Ist. di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, ...