FULMINATING ANTI-A AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYSIS WITH ANURIA IN A RENAL-TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT - A THERAPEUTIC ROLE OF PLASMA-EXCHANGE

  • 1 January 1981
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 16  (4) , 211-214
Abstract
A case of fulminating anti-A autoimmune hemolysis with anuria occurring during the postoperative course after a successful renal transplantation was presented. The patient was treated with repeated plasma exchange in an effort to remove antibodies directed against the red cells and also to eliminate the products of hemolysis known to cause acute renal failure. Subsequently the hemolysis receded and the patient regained graft function. Repeated plasma exchange, in addition to immunosuppression, apparently contributed to the ultimate recovery of the patient.

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