title: Numerous granulocyte transfusions to a patient with severe aplastic anemia without severe complication.
abstract: One of the most important morbidity causes of aplastic anemia is invasive fungal infections. It could not be possible to take control of infection without neutrophils despite the recent developments in the antifungals. In this presented case, a patient with severe aplastic anemia, granulocyte transfusion were administered as 46 times because of the presence of widely invasive aspergillosis and resistance. Only fever reaction was observed as a complication of transfusion amongst the other complications such as acute lung damage, alloimmunisation, and graft-versus-host disease. Granulosit transfusions should not be avoided in patients who had an indication for.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Hematology, Ankara Children's Hematology Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. ikbalok@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ikbal Ok
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Bozkaya
authors.forename: Abdurrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Nese
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yarali
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cagli
authors.forename: Seda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turgut
authors.forename: Bahattin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tunc
mesh_terms: D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D001769:Blood; D001781:Blood Component Removal / Q000379:methods*; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000628:therapy; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017708:Leukocyte Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome