title: Anti N antibody in a patient of renal failure on hemodialysis.
abstract: Anti N is a rare antibody. It has been reported in renal failure patients on hemodialysis using formaldehyde sterilized equipment. Although anti N is usually clinically insignificant, rarely it can cause hemolytic transfusion reaction. Patients with clinically significant antibodies should receive N antigen negative red cell units. We report a case of anti N antibody active at 37 °C in a patient of chronic renal failure on regular maintenance hemodialysis. The present case is being reported mainly because of its detection during routine blood grouping and compatibility testing by tube method in a patient of chronic renal failure on regular maintenance hemodialysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, 160030 India.
authors.forename: Paramjit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, 160030 India.
authors.forename: Sabita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, 160030 India.
authors.forename: Gagandeep
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, 160030 India.
authors.forename: Ravneet
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh, 160030 India.
authors.forename: Bankim
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Das
keywords: Anti N antibody; Hemodialysis; Renal failure