Journal of Blood & Lymph

Savina Prasad

Publications

• Case Report
  Optimal Skills Desirable to Identify Multiple Alloantibodies in a Patient
  Author(s): Manish Raturi and Savina PrasadManish Raturi and Savina Prasad
  
  Background: Multiple alloantibodies in patients’ sera present with widely variable reaction strengths and matching patterns. Therefore, from an immuno-haematologists’ point of view, alloantibodies once detected in antenatal or pre-transfusion setting, must be confirmed for their specificity and clinical significance. Case report: We report herein the case of a 57-year old female patient admitted in our hospital with chief complaints of breathlessness and mild grade fever. She was a known case of Type II diabetes mellitus with endstage renal disease. Her requisition for one pint of packed red blood cell (PRBC) was received at our department for pre-transfusion compatibility test and subsequent issue of blood. During immunohematology work-up, her blood type was found to be B Rh D Positive. However, her sera showed incompatibility with random B Rh D positive PRBC units. Her i.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7831.S1-005

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