title: Immune hemolytic anemia following heart-lung transplantation.
abstract: Immune hemolytic anemia due to minor ABO incompatibility between recipient and donor is a well-recognized occurrence in kidney and liver transplantation. In some cases, the responsible antibodies have been shown to be derived from the donor passenger lymphocytes using Gm allotyping. We report a case of acute, transient hemolysis following heart-lung transplantation in which serologic and Gm allotype studies confirmed the etiology of hemolysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, John Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Perlman
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Shirey
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Farkosh
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Kickler
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ness