Severe Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction Due to Anti-D in a D+ Patient With Sickle Cell Disease

Hemolytic transfusion reaction due to anti-A.

Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction in children with sickle cell disease.

BACKGROUND Transfusion is a cornerstone of the management of sickle cell disease but carries a high risk of hemolytic transfusion reaction, probably because of differences in erythrocyte antigens between blood donors of European descent and patients of African descent. Patients may experience hemolytic transfusion reactions that are delayed by from a few days to two weeks and manifest as acute ...

Blueberry Muffin Rash in a Patient with Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn Due to Anti-Cw

Blueberry muffin rash is a characteristic multiple bluish skin nodules associated with perinatal infection, severe and chronic anemia, and neoplastic infiltrative diseases. We present an unusually severe case of hemolytic disease of the newborn. He required exchange transfusions for several times. The complete work up led to the diagnosis of anti-Cw. The skin lesion regressed spontaneously with...

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 in Sickle Cell Disease

Patients with sickle cell disease frequently require red blood cell transfusions . However, transfusions can cause delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction (DHTR), a serious and potentially life-threatening complication of alloimmunization that results in hemolysis of transfused as well as patients’ own red cells . Although we are beginning to understand some of the pathophysiology and risk facto...