Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Studies from E. Sigler et al add new findings in the area of autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Published in Blood Weekly, August 27th, 2009
According to recent research from Rehovot, Israel, "The association of autoantibody formation with blood transfusion was previously noted. Severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) diagnosed after red blood cell (RBC) transfusion determined us to undertake this study and investigate the incidence and clinical significance of autoantibodies occurring after transfusion by a retrospective review of blood bank and medical records."
"We report a lymphoma patient who developed severe autohemolysis after blood transfusion and alloantibody production. The hemolysis was refractory to steroids and chemotherapy and ceased after rituximab. We also retrospectively assessed the blood...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-08-27)
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