Delayed haemolytic transfusion reaction due to anti-M antibody

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, ...

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...

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...

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...