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An allergic transfusion reaction is when a blood transfusion results in allergic reaction. It is among the most common transfusion reactions to occur. Reported rates depend on the degree of active surveillance versus passing reporting to the blood bank. [1] [2] Overall, they are estimated to complicate up to 3% of all transfusions. [3]
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Transfusion of blood and blood components ( 99.1 ) Injection or infusion of therapeutic or prophylactic substance ( 99.2 ) Injection or infusion of other therapeutic or prophylactic substance
Signs and symptoms can take as long as 14 days after exposure to appear. [2] They may include signs and symptoms commonly associated with hypersensitivity or infections. Common symptoms include: rashes and redness. [3] itching and urticaria. [2] joint pain , especially in finger and toe joints. [2] [3] fever, usually appears before rash.
Washed red blood cells are red blood cells that have had most of the plasma, platelets and white blood cells removed and replaced with saline or another type of preservation solution. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The most common reason for using washed red blood cells in transfusion medicine is to prevent the recurrence of severe allergic transfusion reactions ...
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Splenectomy (removal of the spleen) may be considered in patients who are either unresponsive to steroid treatment, have frequent relapses, or cannot be tapered off steroids after a few months. Platelets which have been bound by antibodies are taken up by macrophages in the spleen (which have Fc receptors ), and so removal of the spleen reduces ...
Hives, or urticaria, is a form of skin rash with red, raised, itchy bumps. [1] They may also burn or sting. [2] Hives can appear anywhere on the surface of the skin. Whether the trigger is allergic or not, a complex release of inflammatory mediators, including histamine from cutaneous mast cells, results in fluid leakage from superficial blood ...