Immune hemolytic anemia following heart-lung transplantation.
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.
Perlman
E J
EJ
Department of Laboratory Medicine, John Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Shirey
R S
RS
Farkosh
M
M
Kickler
T S
TS
Ness
P M
PM