title: "Pseudo-hemolytic" transfusion reaction caused by intravenous iron-dextran therapy.
abstract: Intravenous iron-dextran therapy can cause a red-brown discoloration of the plasma, simulating a hemolytic transfusion reaction. A rapid and simple test to differentiate between true hemolysis and plasma discoloration due to circulating iron-dextran complexes is described.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood*; D007505:Iron-Dextran Complex / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D007505:Iron-Dextran Complex; D007501:Iron