Transfusion-related acute lung injury following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Intern Med. 2004 Nov;43(11):1068-72. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.43.1068.

Abstract

Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is a clinical syndrome characterized by bilateral pulmonary edema in association with transfusions. We encountered a 23-year-old woman with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, in whom TRALI without anti-human leukocyte antigen class I and anti-granulocyte antibodies developed following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. TRALI improved mainly in association with treatment of saline and ventilation support after several days, but graft-versus-host disease and thrombotic microangiopathy developed, resulting in death due to multiple organ failure. This case indicates that TRALI can also occur following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / therapy*
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / etiology*
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy
  • Transfusion Reaction*
  • Transplantation, Homologous