Management of a Severe Transfusional Problem in a Patient with Alloantibody to Kpb (K4)
- 1 November 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Vox Sanguinis
- Vol. 59 (4) , 216-217
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1423-0410.1990.tb00239.x
Abstract
The case of a 58-year-old male with severe anemia after hmicolectomy is described. The patient proved to be Kp(b-), and the serum contained anti-Kpb. Because no Kp(b-) donors were available, two incompatible units are administered after intravenous gammaglobulin (400 mg/kg/day) and hydrocortisone (500 mg). The tolerance was good, without signs of increased red cell destruction. Pending the arrival of compatible blood from the American Red Cross, the hematocrit reached 18%, and direct antiglobulin test remained negative.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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