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FRCPath Haem Part 1 MCQ-Transfusion 31

Updated: Aug 30

A 45-year-old patient who is Group O RhD negative receives a stem cell graft from a group A RhD+ donor. Which complication can happen in the future?

  • Passenger Lymphocyte syndrome

  • Haemolysis of the recipient red cell

  • Pure red cell aplasia

  • Secondary malignancy


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Pure red cell aplasia is a diagnosis not clinical symptom of some diagnosis. Pure red cell aplasia is diagnosed when there is a bonemarrow failure. in this there is ABO mismatch and Rh mismatch,, due to antibodies there will be hemolysis (lysis of peripheral red cells) not a suppression of red cell production from marrow

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adwaan567
Aug 30

Correct Answer: Pure red cell aplasia. This is Major ABO mismatch so donor cells will be acutely haemolysed not recipient as recipient is O and has more antibodies

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what about RH mismatch in the same scenario?

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i think 2 options are correct, one for major ABO mismatch and one for RH mismatch. please clear me.

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