Connect Sign InAn 81 year old, B positive female with a history of hemochromatosis, multiple sclerosis, IBS and was recently diagnosed with AML presents with a WBC 2.83k/uL, Hgb 7.5 g/dL, and platelets 6,000/uL. This case review will discuss human leukocyte antigens and how HLA antibodies affect transfusions.
Presented by
Taylor S. Jackson, DO
Pathology Resident, PGY4, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
