ABO haemolytic anaemia in transplanted patients.
A case of severe intravascular haemolysis, due to an 'auto-anti-B antibody', and a case of transient haemolytic anaemia, due to an 'auto-anti-A antibody', following allogeneic organ transplantation, are reported. Both patients were receiving immunosuppressive therapy with cyclosporin A and were non-secretors of A, B and H substances.
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000276:immunology*; D000328:Adult; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000209:etiology*; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D001323:Autoantibodies; D003524:Cyclosporins