Immune hemolytic anemia after renal transplantation secondary to ABO-minor-mismatch between the donor and recipient

J Am Soc Nephrol. 1993 Nov;4(5):1122-6. doi: 10.1681/ASN.V451122.

Abstract

A 52-yr-old man developed immune hemolytic anemia approximately 2 wk after receiving an ABO-minor-mismatch renal transplant. When a Group O organ is transplanted into a non-O recipient or a non-AB organ is transplanted into a Group AB recipient, hemolysis can occur and has been attributed to a form of graft-versus-host disease in which donor plasma cells carried along with the graft produce red blood cell antibodies. In this case, the diagnosis was confirmed when an antibody screen indicated that the organ recipient's serum agglutinated panel red blood cells of the recipient's ABO group. This type of hemolysis usually occurs 1 to 2 wk after transplantation, is limited in duration, and can be severe. If transfusion is required, blood of donor type should be used.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • ABO Blood-Group System / immunology*
  • Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / etiology*
  • Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / immunology
  • Blood Grouping and Crossmatching
  • Graft vs Host Disease / etiology
  • Graft vs Host Disease / immunology
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / blood
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / surgery
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Kidney Transplantation / immunology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tissue Donors

Substances

  • ABO Blood-Group System