Korean J Blood Transfus.  1999 Dec;10(2):233-237.

A Case of Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction Due to Anti-Jka Antibody

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  • 1Department of Clinical Pathology, Pusan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Pusan, Korea.

Abstract

We report a case of delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction due to anti-Jka antibody. The patient was a 68-year-old women who was admitted for general weakness after subtotal thyroidectomy. She received two units of packed red cells because of anemia. On the fifteenth post-transfusion day, she developed a marked fall in hemoglobin and mild hyperbilirubinemia. Direct antiglobulin test was positive. Anti-Jka antibody was identified in her serum, and her phenotype of Kidd blood group was Jk(a-b+). Therefore the anti-Jka antibody was thought to be the possible offending antibody in this delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction.

Keyword

Delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction; Anti-Jka antibody

MeSH Terms

Aged
Anemia
Blood Group Incompatibility*
Coombs Test
Female
Humans
Hyperbilirubinemia
Phenotype
Thyroidectomy
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