title: Pediatric patient with Bombay blood group: A rare case report.
abstract: Bombay blood group is a rare blood group in which there is the absence of H antigen and presence of anti-H antibodies. At the time of blood grouping, this blood group mimics O blood group due to the absence of H antigen, but it shows incompatibility with O group blood during cross matching. Serum grouping or reverse grouping are essential for confirmation of the diagnosis. Patients carrying this blood group can receive blood only from a person with this blood group. Reported cases of anesthesia in the pediatric patient with Bombay blood group are relatively rare. Here, we present successful anesthetic management along with intraoperative blood transfusion in a pediatric patient with Bombay blood group posted for ovarian cystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Sudeshna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhar Kundu
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Anisha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Anindita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Chiranjib
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya
keywords: Anesthesia; Bombay blood group; transfusion