[Transfusion-related acute lung injury].
Harefuah
; 124(1): 12-4, 63, 1993 Jan 01.
Article
em He
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8436302
ABSTRACT
Transfusion related acute lung injury develops a few hours after transfusion of blood products and is characterized by fever, chills, severe dyspnea and bilateral crepitations. Chest x-ray reveals diffuse patchy infiltrates and blood gas analysis shows severe hypoxemia. It is caused by an immunologic reaction of antileukocyte antibodies which, in most cases, are transfused with blood products. We present 2 patients with this syndrome who responded to large doses of corticosteroids (1 g methyl prednisolone) and made full recoveries within 96 hours. Medical personnel should be aware of this unique subtype of the adult respiratory distress syndrome, which responds to corticosteroids and has a favorable prognosis.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório
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Reação Transfusional
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
He
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Article