title: Acute Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction in a Patient with Bombay Phenotype: Implications for ABO Grouping.
abstract: Bombay blood group is a rare phenotype that is characterized serologically by absence of H, A and B antigens on red cell surface and presence of corresponding antibodies in the serum. We report a case of 45-year old patient having Bombay blood group phenotype who experienced an acute reaction due to transfusion of mismatched blood unit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160 012 India.
authors.forename: Sheetal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160 012 India.
authors.forename: Hari Krishan
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Dhawan
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160 012 India.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160 012 India.
authors.forename: Suchet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sachdev
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160 012 India.
authors.forename: Neelam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marwaha
keywords: ABO discrepancy; Bombay blood group; Transfusion reaction