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Anaphylactic transfusion reaction in a patient with anhaptoglobinemia: the first case in Korea.
Annals of laboratory medicine - 1 Jul 2012
Kim Hyunsoo, Choi Jonghyeon, Park Kyoung Un, Kim Hyon-Suk, Min Yoo Hong, Kim Moon Jung, Kim Hyun Ok
Abstract excerpt
Anaphylactic transfusion reactions are rare complications of blood transfusions. Anhaptoglobinemia, a condition that has high incidence in Asia, can cause allergic transfusion reactions or anaphylaxis in severe cases. A 50-yr-old Korean woman was diagnosed with relapsed acute promyelocytic leukemia. She developed thrombocytopenia during chemotherapy and an anaphylactic transfusion reaction on the 4th and 5th...
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