A 59-year-old man with a history of IgG kappa multiple myeloma presented to an outpatient facility for evaluation of left hip pain, which was found to be a pathologic fracture. He has had 2 autologous ...

In addition to the commonly known A, B, AB and O blood types, hundreds of blood group antigens exist on red blood cells that differ between individuals. These particles can activate the body’s immune ...

As more and more people pay attention to U.S. maternal mortality rates—the highest in the world among developed nations—more researchers are investigating what’s driving so many deaths of women who ...

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) can damage bone marrow, lowering red blood cells and platelets. Transfusions replace missing cells to manage anemia or thrombocytopenia. Up to 9 in 10 people with MDS ...

To evaluate whether Rh-positive preterm newborn infants born to Rh-negative mothers treated with prophylactic anti-D immunoglobulins exhibited signs of hemolytic reaction, including anemia and ...

"HUMAN beings have blood group patterns as distinctive and individual as fingerprints." This is a prediction that was first suggested by Landsteiner in 1927. He had just discovered the M-N blood ...

A blood transfusion is a medical procedure in which donated blood or blood components are transferred into a person’s bloodstream. It is commonly used to replace blood lost during surgery, trauma, or ...

Is This Intravascular Immune Hemolysis? The term "immune" implies that the hemolysis is antibody-related. Because the type and antibody screen and the DAT were negative, the hemolysis was probably not ...