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Transfusion reaction

transfusion reaction

A reaction to a blood transfusion secondary to some incompatibility in type, rH factor or other surface antigens. May be manifest by haemolytic anaemia, heart failure, and-or renal failure.

symptoms include facial flushing, angioedema, headache, wheezing, anaphylaxis, shock, fever, chills and breathing difficulty.


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