Transfusion-related acute lung injury in a child with neuroblastoma during a late engraftment period of autologous stem cell transplantation

Pediatr Transplant. 2008 Mar;12(2):235-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2007.00856.x.

Abstract

TRALI is a rare and serious complication of blood product transfusion characterized by acute respiratory distress, non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema, hypoxia, fever, and hypotension developing during or up to six h following transfusion. The disease can be life-threatening and should be considered whenever complications occur after a transfusion in stem cell transplant recipients. Caution should be exercised as the symptoms of TRALI are similar to diseases such as pulmonary hemorrhage, pulmonary edema, and engraftment syndrome. The neutrophil engraftment generally occurs after 14 days following allogeneic stem cell transplants. The diagnosis of TRALI becomes very difficult with late engraftments. Herein, we report TRALI in a pediatric recipient whose neutrophil engraftment occurred on day 67.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Neuroblastoma / therapy*
  • Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / etiology*
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy
  • Time Factors
  • Transfusion Reaction*
  • Transplantation, Autologous