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[Severe bleeding in a patient with anti-c alloantibodies and a rare Rhesus phenotype treated with compatible erythrocyte concentrate from the blood bank of the Council of Europe].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 19 Nov 2005
Sonke G S, Overbeeke M A M, de Graaff W E, Elisen M G
Abstract excerpt
An 84-year-old women had repeated gastrointestinal bleeding from a Dieulafoy lesion, i.e. a gastric or duodenal ulcer containing an aberrant artery. Her blood group was AB-D negative; her Rhesus phenotype was CCdee. In addition, antibody screening revealed anti-c alloantibodies as the result of a previous transfusion. Donors negative for D and c are very rare in Caucasian populations. Compatible red cell...
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