title: Lethal posttransfusion graft-versus-host disease. Report of four cases.
abstract: Four cases of posttransfusion graft-versus-host disease are reported. Three were caused by high-dose transfusion of non-irradiated fresh blood during open-heart surgery and 1 by the contaminated lymphocytes in packed red blood cells transfused for renal injury. In 1 patient, change of HLA type of peripheral lymphocytes was demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsui
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D065227:Transfusion Reaction