Open AccessThe Remarkable Journey of a Low-Frequency Alloantibody
Author(s) -
Adrian Bachofner,
T Rufli,
Andreas Holbro,
Hein Hustinx,
Sofia Lejon Crottet,
Matyas Escedi,
Andreas Buser,
Laura Infanti
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transfusion medicine and hemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.971
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1660-3818
pISSN - 1660-3796
DOI - 10.1159/000490503
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , medicine , multiple myeloma , plasma cell myeloma , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , red cell , transplantation , surgery , immunology
Herein we describe a case of febrile non-hemolytic reaction (FNHTR) in a 64-year-old male 20 min after the transfusion of one red blood cell unit. 20 days prior the patient had undergone an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) from an unrelated donor with minor ABO disparity. The patient had been treated for plasma cell myeloma with multiple transfusions in the past, but no transfusion reactions or alloimmunization had been reported.