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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-8-6
pubmed:abstractText
We report three instances of antibody-mediated hemolytic anemia following ABO-mismatched, but compatible, renal (n = 2) and simultaneous pancreas-kidney (n = 1) transplantation. The two renal allograft recipients had received a 6-antigen matched transplant; one received polyclonal antilymphocyte globulin to treat an early rejection episode. The simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant received polyclonal antilymphocyte globulin (ALG) as part of a quadruple therapy induction regimen. All three patients developed severe, but self-limited, antibody-mediated hemolytic anemia within two weeks of their transplants. Serologic testing demonstrated the hemolysis to be antibody mediated; furthermore, testing of the ALG lots demonstrated high titers of anti-red blood cell antibodies. The possible contribution of ALG and HLA matching to the hemolysis seen in these patients after ABO mismatched organ transplantation is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0902-0063
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
166-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Antibody-mediated hemolytic anemia following ABO-mismatched organ transplantation: contributory role of HLA matching and polyclonal antilymphocyte globulin.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery/Division of Transplantation, University of Illinois, Chicago Medical Center, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports