Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI): a report of two pediatric cases.
Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a life-threatening adverse effect of transfusion that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of all patients who develop respiratory distress during or within 6 h of transfusion. Two children with TRALI are presented and the diagnosis, pathophysiology, treatment, and need for understanding and recognition to reduce morbidity and mortality are discussed.
Yildirim
Işil
I
Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Ipek
Mehmet Sah
MS
Zorlu
Pelin
P
Yarali
Neşe
N
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D065227:Transfusion Reaction