Anwen Maddock, Sue Warrington, Amanda Lyver, Krishna G Badami
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Abstract
Background: Red blood cell (RBC) alloimmunization is rarely reported in infants less than 4-6 months of age.
Methods/materials: Blood group and antibody screening used the gel card technique. All blood products were leukoreduced. All RBC doses transfused were group O, E-neg, K-neg but the pooled platelets transfused on day 45 and 61 included donors who were K-pos, and that transfused on day 61 also included an E-pos donor.
Results: We report a group O neonate with haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) who developed alloantibodies to E and K antigens at 65 days (9 weeks) of age.
Conclusion: HLH is an inflammatory, 'hyperimmune' state, and alloimmunization is more likely when inflammation is present. If significant inflammation is present, transfusions should be avoided if possible.
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Transfusion Medicine publishes articles on transfusion medicine in its widest context, including blood transfusion practice (blood procurement, pharmaceutical, clinical, scientific, computing and documentary aspects), immunohaematology, immunogenetics, histocompatibility, medico-legal applications, and related molecular biology and biotechnology.
In addition to original articles, which may include brief communications and case reports, the journal contains a regular educational section (based on invited reviews and state-of-the-art reports), technical section (including quality assurance and current practice guidelines), leading articles, letters to the editor, occasional historical articles and signed book reviews. Some lectures from Society meetings that are likely to be of general interest to readers of the Journal may be published at the discretion of the Editor and subject to the availability of space in the Journal.
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